TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
8 October 2026, Thursday, 5:00 p.m.
1. Mark Villar moves to Senate majority; elected public works chairman, CA member
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZBB,
DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times,
News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/1005209/mark-villar-moves-to-senate-majority-elected-public-works-chairman-ca-member/story/
2. VP DUTERTE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL:
-Private prosecutor Erwin Matib appears in court
despite health condition
-'Last minute' witness switch sparks debate, halts
impeachment trial
-VP Sara defense: Prosecution should adjust, not
the respondent, over witness presentation
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH,
NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/vice-president-sara-duterte-impeachment-trial-updates-videos/
3. VP Sara Duterte no-show at NBI, lawyer submits
affidavit
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2319747/vp-sara-duterte-no-show-at-nbi-lawyer-submits-affidavit
4. Marcos arrives in Singapore for investment,
regional talks
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News,
Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/10/08/2561767/marcos-arrives-singapore-investment-regional-talks
5. Remulla reimburses Isabela vice mayor for drug
test
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, Philstar]
6. DOJ says Leviste not yet a ‘fugitive from
justice’; Leviste intends to personally post bail amid arrest warrant, spox
says
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Times, News5PH]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/10/8/remulla-reimburses-isabela-vice-mayor-for-drug-test-1530
7. PAL cancels Manila-Riyadh flight amid Middle
East tensions
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Standard, Manila Times]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/10/8/pal-cancels-riyadh-flights-as-houthis-claim-attack-on-saudi-arabia-1233
8. DILG: 50 online ‘groomers’ linked to school
violence arrested
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News,
Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2319782/about-50-alleged-online-groomers-arrested-over-planned-attacks
9. No need to worry over possible pneumonic plague
— Solante
[DZBB, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2026/10/08/no-need-to-worry-over-possible-pneumonic-plague-solante
10. El Niño to intensify, then peak in December—UN
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Manila
Times]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/08/world/el-nio-will-intensify-then-peak-in-december-un/2441454
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