Mooted COE changes will solve category issues, but higher premiums likely: observers 

The Business Times - Oct 9, 2026

Combining categories will mean more intense competition; private-hire cars will also benefit from rebates

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Pangilinan to probe low farmgate prices of hogs, chicken

Oct 9, 2026

Pangilinan to probe low farmgate prices of hogs, chicken

MANILA, Philippines – Senate panel on agriculture, food and agrarian reform chairperson Sen. Kiko Pangilinan has sought an inquiry into low farmgate prices of hogs and chicken amid increasing production and feed costs. On Thursday, Pangilinan filed Senate Resolution No. 726 directing his committee to investigate ways to protect local producers’ profits and secure a

29 families flee homes after Taal Volcano minor eruption

Oct 9, 2026

29 families flee homes after Taal Volcano minor eruption

LUCENA CITY — Twenty-nine families, comprising 107 individuals, evacuated in Agoncillo, Batangas, after a minor phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano on Thursday evening. Citing the latest data from the evacuation center information board, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Friday morning that the households, made up of 54 males and 53 females, have taken shelter

Sara Duterte’s grave threats arraignment postponed anew

Oct 9, 2026

Sara Duterte’s grave threats arraignment postponed anew

[Updated as of 11 a.m., Oct. 9, 2026] MANILA, Philippines — The arraignment of Vice President Sara Duterte on three counts of grave threats was postponed for the second time on Friday by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 98. This was confirmed by Duterte’s legal counsel Paul Lawrence Lim following Duterte’s personal appearance

WATCH: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 9, 2026

Oct 9, 2026

WATCH: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 9, 2026

MANILA, Philippines – The prosecution is expected to wrap up the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s testimony on the 37th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Friday before calling forensic financial analyst and lawyer Alexander Cabrera to synthesize evidence in the case’s unexplained wealth allegations./dp READ: Highlights: Day 36 of Sara Duterte impeachment

Sara Duterte arrives at QC court for grave threats arraignment

Oct 9, 2026

Sara Duterte arrives at QC court for grave threats arraignment

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte appeared before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court on Friday for her arraignment on three counts of grave threats. Duterte is expected to be formally informed of the charges and asked to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty during the proceedings before Branch 98 of Quezon

China and Philippines blame each other over South China Sea medical mission

Oct 9, 2026

China and Philippines blame each other over South China Sea medical mission

China and the Philippines have traded accusations over a medical evacuation near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, as Manila reports a near-doubling of Chinese military and coastguard vessels around contested South China Sea features in September. The latest exchange centred on the evacuation on Thursday of an injured Filipino serviceman from the BRP Sierra Madre, a Philippine naval vessel grounded on Second Thomas Shoal decades ago. Known as Renai Jiao in China and Ayungin Shoal in the...

Hontiveros: Ukrainian firm that sent funds to CALE88 possibly linked to money laundering

Oct 9, 2026

Hontiveros: Ukrainian firm that sent funds to CALE88 possibly linked to money laundering

Senator-judge Risa Hontiveros on Friday claimed that a Ukrainian company that remitted funds to Cale88 Foods Corporation, one of the listed business interests of Vice President Sara Duterte"s husband, Manases Carpio, was possibly involved in money laundering.

2 homegrown technologies advance toward wider use in South Luzon

Oct 9, 2026

2 homegrown technologies advance toward wider use in South Luzon

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Two locally developed technologies for weather monitoring and waste management are moving closer to wider commercial and institutional use following agreements signed during a regional innovation summit on Oct. 8. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Mimaropa said the agreements, signed during the 2026 South Luzon Innovation and

US proposes to boost transit funding to areas with higher marriage, birth rates

Oct 9, 2026

US proposes to boost transit funding to areas with higher marriage, birth rates

The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it is proposing to boost grants for major transit projects ​by 10% in areas that have above-average marriage and birth rates and imposing ‌strict deadlines to ensure projects remain on schedule.

Budget 2027 Visualised

Oct 9, 2026

Budget 2027 Visualised

What's in the RM459.8 billion spending bill which is RM40.6 billion larger than the last one.

NIA adjusts irrigation plans as El Niño threatens Bicol farms

Oct 9, 2026

NIA adjusts irrigation plans as El Niño threatens Bicol farms

LEGAZPI CITY — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Bicol is adjusting planting schedules and irrigation strategies to help farmers cope with potential water shortages as El Niño threatens agricultural production. NIA Bicol Regional Manager Guadencio John De Vera said the agency is monitoring river conditions, particularly water discharge, to guide farmers on when to

Palace denies hand in Mark Villar's move to majority, hits Alan Cayetano

Oct 9, 2026

Palace denies hand in Mark Villar's move to majority, hits Alan Cayetano

Malacañang on Friday rejected Senator Alan Peter Cayetano's claim that the Marcos administration played a role in Senator Mark Villar's recent transfer to the majority.

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