TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
15 October 2026, Thursday, 5:00 p.m.
1. Duterte maintains majority approval and trust as Marcos faces high disapproval—Pulse Asia
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News,
Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, Philstar, Sunstar]
2. Marcos urges Filipinos to pray for Pope Leo XIV's recovery
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily
Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH,
NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/15/marcos-urges-filipinos-to-pray-for-pope-leo-xivs-recovery
3. Peso hits new all-time low of ₱63.15 vs US dollar [ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar]
https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/peso-hits-new-all-time-low-of-peso6315-vs-us-dollar#google_vignette
4. Marcos says new $80M UPS International Air Hub at Clark to help cut logistics costs [ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, DZRH, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, Sunstar]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314806001/filipino-senior-charged-with-unlawful-voting-in-us.html
5. Ombudsman confirms receipt, vows thorough evaluation of Sara Duterte SALNs [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
6. PDEA: Mindanao politician funded charter flight for P3.54B Laos drug shipment
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZBB,
Inquirer, Manila Times, News5PH, Philstar, Sunstar]
7. Inflation, corruption remain top concerns of Filipinos, survey says [ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH]
8. Bagman claims P1B delivered to Romualdez in suitcases; Court told: ‘Maleta’ allegedly sent to Sotto, Quimbo, Trillanes [ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]
https://tribune.net.ph/2026/10/15/bagman-claims-p1b-delivered-to-romualdez-in-suitcases
9. DSWD warns content creators against ridiculing persons with disabilities: ‘Exercise responsibility’ -NCDA condemns podcast hosts’ remarks about Kris Aquino’s son Josh
-Ann Matibag blasts 'Machong Chismisan'
podcast for mocking Josh Aquino
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily
Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5PH,
NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
10. LPA likely to develop into tropical depression, set to enter PAR [BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA News, News5PH, Rappler]
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