Day: October 6, 2025

Manila: Malaca±ang on Monday brushed aside Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano’s call for a snap election involving all elected officials in the executive and legislative branches, calling it ‘wishful thinking’ and irrelevant to the country’s pressing concerns. According to Philippines News Agency, in a Facebook post on Sunday, Cayetano proposed that the President, Vice President, senators, and congressmen resign and pave the way for a snap election, with incumbents barred from running for one election cycle. He justified the suggestion by saying Filipinos had ‘lost trust in government and government officials,’ adding that ‘politicians are suspects.’ The call comes

Manila: Fuel prices are set to rise this week, with oil companies announcing increases of between PHP0.20 and PHP0.80 per liter. According to Philippines News Agency, Seaoil and Petron have released advisories indicating that the price of gasoline and kerosene will increase by PHP0.20 per liter, while diesel prices will see a more significant rise of PHP0.80 per liter. These changes will take effect starting at 6 a.m. on Tuesday. PTT Philippines has also confirmed that it will implement identical adjustments to its gasoline and diesel products, aligning with the same effective time. Caltex has announced similar adjustments for its

Tacloban city: The Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here on Monday lauded the two Samar provinces and Ormoc City for bagging eight awards during the recent 2025 Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards. According to Philippines News Agency, award recipients during the 26th ATOP National Convention are the provincial government of Samar, the provincial government of Northern Samar, and the city government of Ormoc in Leyte. In an interview, DOT regional director Karina Rosa Tiopes said the awards include grand winners for the best tourism promotion video in the provincial level, and the best tourism

Cebu: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has dispatched more than 203,000 family food packs as the initial wave of support to 12 local government units affected by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Cebu. The Visayas Disaster Resource Center has efficiently produced and sent these food packs within five days to address the immediate needs of the communities impacted by the disaster. According to Philippines News Agency, the recipients of the food packs include the LGUs of Daanbantayan, Bogo City, Medellin, San Remigio, Tabogon, Madridejos, Bantayan, Borbon, Sogod, Catmon, Tabuelan, and Sta. Fe, with quantities varying based on

Manila: The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has forwarded a shortlist of seven nominees to Malaca±ang, from which President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expected to appoint the next Ombudsman. The shortlist was officially communicated in a letter dated October 6, signed by Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Marvic Leonen. According to Philippines News Agency, the nominees, listed alphabetically, include Philippine Competition Commission chairperson Michael Aguinaldo, retired Court of Appeals Justice Stephen Cruz, Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Gaerlan, Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs Anna Liza Logan, retired Supreme Court justice Mario Lopez, Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Frederick Musngi,