Rainy season over for 2026 as southwest monsoon ends

Rappler - Oct 5, 2026

Now, the Philippines is transitioning to the period of the northeast monsoon. But El Niño is also expected to cause hotter-than-usual conditions in the coming months.

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Oct 5, 2026

Surigao police probe deeper into killing of pro-Duterte vlogger

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Police in Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, have launched a deeper investigation into the death of a vocal pro-Duterte vlogger on Sunday morning. The victim, Philip Morales Engbino, 48, a married native of Minglanilla, Cebu, was also the manager of EZMMI GenCon, a major contractor for Strong Group Mining Corp.

Gun threat reported at Biliran state university; no firearm found

Oct 5, 2026

Gun threat reported at Biliran state university; no firearm found

TACLOBAN CITY — A female third-year college student at the Biliran Province State University (BiPSU) in Naval was brought to the school’s guidance office on Monday after allegedly threatening to shoot one of her teachers, prompting a quick response from school officials and police. The incident, reported around 10 a.m., was contained without anyone being

2 held in Cebu for alleged online exploitation of 5-year-old girl

Oct 5, 2026

2 held in Cebu for alleged online exploitation of 5-year-old girl

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities rescued a 5-year-old girl and arrested her mother and the woman’s live-in partner for allegedly exploiting the child online for profit, the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) said Monday. NBI-7 agents arrested the 25-year-old woman and her partner during a raid at a house in Sitio Tambisan,

Antique church bell stolen from Loboc Parish grounds

Oct 5, 2026

Antique church bell stolen from Loboc Parish grounds

TAGBILARAN CITY— An old brass church bell was stolen from the grounds of St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Loboc, Bohol province,  prompting an investigation by police and Church officials. In a Facebook post, Fr. Agerio Paña, parish priest of St. Peter the Apostle Parish and shrine rector of the Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady

Manila logs 38 new dengue cases, bringing total to 3,555

Oct 5, 2026

Manila logs 38 new dengue cases, bringing total to 3,555

MANILA, Philippines – Dengue remained the most frequently reported among the diseases monitored in Manila, with 38 new cases recorded on Monday, bringing the city’s year-to-date total to 3,555, according to the latest W.I.L.D. (water-borne diseases, influenza, leptospirosis, and dengue) diseases report of the Manila Health Department (MHD). The report, which covers water-borne diseases, influenza,

Pagasa declares end of ‘habagat’ season

Oct 5, 2026

Pagasa declares end of ‘habagat’ season

MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or habagat season has officially ended, the state weather bureau said Monday, as weather patterns gradually shifted and monsoon-related rains weakened across the country. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said it had observed several changes in the prevailing weather pattern, including the strengthening of a

AMLC witness: Bank reported Duterte’s P9-M transactions in 2011, 2013

Oct 5, 2026

AMLC witness: Bank reported Duterte’s P9-M transactions in 2011, 2013

MANILA, Philippines — Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Secretariat Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura testified during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial that a bank reported two transactions worth more than P9 million each involving her. Buenaventura disclosed the figures during questioning by private prosecutor Mae Divinagracia, who presented covered transaction reports (CTRs) involving Duterte, including those

More soldiers wounded in Basilan ambush; 3 critically hurt

Oct 5, 2026

More soldiers wounded in Basilan ambush; 3 critically hurt

PAGADIAN  CITY – An ambush of a military convoy in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, on Monday morning wounded four more soldiers from the 45th Infantry Battalion, as well as a member of the Civilian Armed Auxiliary (CAA), raising the number of injured to 11. Joint Task Force Orion reported that troops from the 45th Infantry Battalion (45IB)

Group urges transparency, not content regulation, vs election lies

Oct 5, 2026

Group urges transparency, not content regulation, vs election lies

MANILA, Philippines — A poll watchdog has urged the House of Representatives to consider basing a proposed law against misinformation and disinformation on transparency rather than mere content regulation, as the latter supposedly has the tendency to result in censorship. At the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms’ hearing on Monday on four bills seeking

France, Germany call for new weapon allowing ‘immediate cut off’ of China from EU market

Oct 5, 2026

France, Germany call for new weapon allowing ‘immediate cut off’ of China from EU market

In the strongest sign yet of a shifting European Union policy on China, the leaders of France and Germany have demanded a new trade weapon that would cut off access to the EU market when third countries cause severe distortions. The tool would effectively act as a kill switch, allowing Brussels to respond rapidly to systemic distortions, potentially immediately. It would grant dramatic new powers to the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, which manages trade policy for the 27-member...

91 of Bato dela Rosa’s 117 firearms still to be surrendered – PNP

Oct 5, 2026

91 of Bato dela Rosa’s 117 firearms still to be surrendered – PNP

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) Civil Security Group said Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has yet to surrender 91 firearms registered under his name after his gun licenses and registrations were revoked. “From 117, they have turned in 26, so we still have 91. We are continuing our coordination with his legal

LOOK: Estrada turns over stripped Senate office to Sotto

Oct 5, 2026

LOOK: Estrada turns over stripped Senate office to Sotto

MANILA, Philippines — Photos from sources show the office vacated by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada as former Senate president pro tempore was stripped bare. This is where Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III will have to rebuild his new office as the current Senate president pro tempore. Sotto, in a message to the Inquirer on Monday, confirmed

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