TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
2 October 2026, Friday,
5:00 p.m.
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| Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV holds a press conference at Club Filipino in San Juan City on Friday, October 2, 2026, presenting his findings on the alleged ill-gotten wealth of Vice President Sara Duterte. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News |
1. Trillanes accuses Sara Duterte, Mans Carpio of receiving millions in funding from China -Trillanes claims Duterte family received P181-M from alleged 'drug lord' Sammy Uy
-21-year-old Baste Duterte
pays P1M per month for “bills” –Trillanes
-Groups rally behind
Trillanes after withdrawing as prosecution witness
[ABS-CBN News,
BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, SunStar]
2. Marcos to host Polish
President Nawrocki for state visit on Oct. 5-8
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH,
NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/340238/marcos-to-host-polish-president-nawrocki-for-state-visit-on-oct-5-8
3.
DFA rejects China's
jurisdiction claim over waters off Batanes
[Daily
Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila
Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/02/dfa-rejects-chinas-jurisdiction-claim-over-waters-off-batanes
4. Marcos inspects PICC ahead of November Asean Summit [Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, News5PH, Philstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2315632/marcos-inspects-picc-ahead-of-november-asean-summit
5. ‘SUPER’ EL NIÑO: -Gov't adopts sector-based action plan for 'super El Niño,' puts food, water first
-Public urged to conserve
water as 'super' El Niño looms
-DENR steps up El Niño
preparations nationwide
-NFA ‘aggressive’ in
pricing of rice to replenish stocks amid ‘super El Niño’ threat
[ABS-CBN News, Daily
Tribune, DZBB, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times,
News5PH, Philstar]
6.
'Bantayang mabuti ang mga
bata': Marcos urges unity in protecting youth from violence
-Student found carrying firearm inside
Northern Samar school
[ABS-CBN News, Daily
Tribune, DZBB, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times,
Philstar]
7. Asian Games: Jeus Yape rules virtual taekwondo, bags PH’s fourth gold; Carlo Paalam takes home silver in boxing [ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]
https://sports.inquirer.net/699621/asian-games-jeus-yape-rules-virtual-taekwondo-bags-phs-fourth-gold
8.
Majority senators welcome
SC ruling junking petition vs Cayetano ouster
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, Rappler]
9. 7 dead after 'gas poisoning' in Benguet mining tunnel [ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZBB, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/1004504/7-dead-after-gas-poisoning-in-benguet-mining-tunnel/story/
10.
200 foreign nationals
nabbed in suspected scam hub in Zamboanga Sibugay
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Times]
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