TODAY’S TOP STORIES - Thursday, 29 October 2026

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

29 October 2026, Thursday, 5:00 p.m

1. JBC submits shortlist of chief justice, associate justice candidates to Marcos

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Mindanao Times, NewsWatchplus, Philstar, Rappler, TV5 News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/1007605/jbc-submits-shortlist-of-chief-justice-associate-justice-candidates-to-marcos/story

2. SC asks Senate, House to comment on Sara Duterte impeachment vote rule

[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, NewsWatchPlus, Mindanao Times, Philstar, TV5 News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/1007589/sc-orders-senate-house-to-comment-on-impeachment-voting-threshold-petition/story/

3. Sara Duterte’s camp calls replacement talks ‘premature,’ a ‘distraction’

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Sunstar, TV5 News]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2332082/sara-dutertes-camp-calls-replacement-talks-premature-a-distraction

4. Marcos inaugurates NLEX link cutting travel time to 5 minutes; toll-free until year-end

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, TV5 News]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/10/29/new-nlex-segment-from-valenzuela-to-quezon-city-toll-free-until-end-of-2026-marcos-1204

5. Marcos inaugurates EV manufacturing plant in Laguna, urges firms to invest in EV industry

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Mindanao Times, Philstar, TV5 News]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2332293/marcos-urges-firms-to-invest-in-ph-electric-vehicle-industry

6. Marcos: MVP group investing P120-B for QC-Bulacan elevated road network

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, NewsWatchPlus, TV5 News]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/10/29/marcos-mvp-group-investing-p120-b-for-qc-bulacan-elevated-road-network-1018

7. ASEAN DEFENSE MINISTERS' MEETING:

-Teodoro skips personal welcome for Chinese exec at Asean defense talks

-US War Secretary Pete Hegseth proposes US-ASEAN defense cooperation framework

-US boosts funding for AFP modernization after Hegseth-Teodoro talks

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler, South China Morning Post, TV5 News]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/344387/teodoro-skips-personal-welcome-for-chinese-exec-at-asean-defense-talks

8. BATO DELA ROSA MANHUNT:

-Malacañang: Dela Rosa's world is 'shrinking'

-No wanted poster yet for Dela Rosa as PNP continues manhunt

-No sightings of Dela Rosa in Davao region—local police

-‘Let’s end this with dignity,’ PNP appeals to Dela Rosa to surrender as ultimatum looms

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Times, Mindanao Times, NewsWatchplus, Philstar, TV5 News]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/29/news/malacaang-dela-rosas-world-is-shrinking/2456907

9. Filipino hurt in Spain train crash that killed 68 – PH embassy

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/344344/filipino-hurt-in-spain-train-crash-that-killed-68-ph-embassy

10. Bernardo: All of DPWH projects nationwide have alleged kickbacks

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, TV5 News]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2332245/bernardo-all-of-dpwh-projects-nationwide-have-alleged-kickbacks

11. Magnitude 5.7 quake hits Lingig, Surigao del Sur

[ABS-CBN News, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Mindanao Times, Philstar, TV5 News]

https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/magnitude-57-quake-hits-lingig-surigao-del-sur

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