What’s going on in the news today.
Oct 3, 2026
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Police seized an estimated P4.9 million worth of suspected marijuana products and arrested an 18-year-old suspect from Bacnotan, La Union. This happened during a buy-bust operation in Urdaneta City on Friday, Oct. 2. The suspect, who is jobless and temporarily residing in Urdaneta City, was also found in possession of an unregistered
CALAPAN CITY — Rice production and supply in Mindoro, including the popular Dinorado variety, could be affected if the El Niño phenomenon intensifies. This is according to agricultural and climate data cited by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Oriental Mindoro. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said most rice production in Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro
MANILA, Philippines — The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte has requested the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to move to another date its investigative conference on the “cash delivery” allegations of former police officer Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. It said the agency allegedly failed to provide them with a copy of Gracioso’s affidavit. Duterte’s lawyers
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged a staggering P10.77 billion in uncollected financial obligations tied to 37 terminated solar energy contracts, reporting that a single corporate group founded by Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste accounted for 96% of the total defaults.
MANILA, Philippines — Overcast skies and rain are forecast over parts of Visayas and Mindanao on Saturday due to the trough of a typhoon located outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest forecast, Typhoon Choi-Wan was located 2,430 kilometers (km) east
Converge ICT Solutions, DTI, and TikTok Shop launch SellerPlus, offering new online sellers a three-month commission-free period and essential tools to boost their e-commerce ventures
A woman was escorted off a Batik Air flight at Singapore's Changi Airport after refusing to hand a large cardboard box to cabin crew, delaying departure by about an hour.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) did not coordinate with the Taiwan Coast Guard when it drove away Chinese research vessel allegedly conducting unauthorized marine scientific research off Itbayat, Batanes.
Internet users in the Philippines face intermittent connections after undersea cable cut forces telecoms to reroute traffic to restore services
Senator-judge Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said Saturday the decision not to subpoena former senator Antonio Trillanes IV as a witness in the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte did not rest solely with impeachment presiding officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero.
Alexandria Enriquez's narrow defeat in the women's 63kg final comes a day after boxer Carlo Paalam and taekwondo jins Tachiana Mangin and Kurt Barbosa also missed out on gold medals