TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
19
October 2026, Monday, 5:00 p.m.
1.
Palace: Marcos not keen on persona non grata declaration vs Chinese envoy
DFA
summons Chinese envoy over ‘may easily win’ West PH Sea remark
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DRZH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar, Rappler,
Sunstar, Watchmen Daily Journal]
https://www.inquirer.net/493361/dfa-summons-chinese-envoy-over-may-easily-win-west-ph-sea-remark/
2.
No Filipinos reported dead, injured or arrested in France protests — PH Embassy
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Watchmen Daily Journal]
3.
Marcos vows better nurse-patient ratios, more opportunities for nurses
[ABS-CBN
News, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard,
Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
4.
Marcos to attend APEC Leaders’ Meeting in Shenzhen, China
[GMA
News, Inquirer, News5PH]
https://x.com/inquirerdotnet/status/2112062756732260668
5.
3 DPWH execs tagged in Davao City flood control probe sacked—Dizon
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, Sunstar]
6.
Rommel Supangan is PCG’s new commandant – Palace
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times,
News5PH]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2326362/rommel-supangan-is-pcgs-new-commandant-palace
7.
Raffy Tulfo leads with 47% as OCTA gauges 2028 Senate preferences
[DZRH,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus,
Philstar]
https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/raffy-tulfo-leads-with-47percent-as-octa-gauges-2028-senate-preferences
8.
BSP expected to hike rates again
[BusinessMirror,
BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard,
Manila Times, Philstar]
https://manilastandard.net/business/banking-report/314807333/bsp-expected-to-hike-rates-again.html
9. DOLE issues work stoppage order vs. 6 Atienza Ferries vessels over labor violations
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Watchmen Daily Journal]
10.
Champi to re-intensify into super typhoon before PAR entry Tuesday
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5PH,
Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar]
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