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Marcos orders DICT to make Christmas season free of online scams

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 7, 2025

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has tasked the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to wipe out online scams to ensure Filipinos are at ease when doing online transactions during the Christmas season. Read More

Senate agri smuggling probe cites 2 brokers in contempt

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 7, 2025

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform on Tuesday cited two brokers in contempt for alleged “untruthful” statements during the ongoing legislative inquiry into agricultural smuggling. Read More

PH foreign reserves hit 11-month high in September

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 7, 2025

The Philippines” gross international reserves (GIR) climbed to an 11-month high in September, largely due to the increase in global gold prices and income from the central bank”s investments, preliminary data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Tuesday showed. Read More

BSP flags inflation risks as September print hits to five-month high

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 7, 2025

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Tuesday flagged supply-side risks from tariffs and food prices, as inflation accelerated for the second straight month to hit a five-month high of 1.7% in September. Read More

Inflation rate speeds up to 1.7% in September 2025

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 7, 2025

The country”s inflation rate accelerated for the second straight month in September 2025 on the back of higher transportation and food costs during the period, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Tuesday. Read More

Tito Sotto, Win Gatchalian to push for zero unprogrammed funds in 2026 budget

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 6, 2025

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Monday said he and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian would push for the scrapping of all unprogrammed funds in the future budget deliberations. Read More

DA: Govt to allow rice importation in January 2026, ban resumes February to April

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 6, 2025

The Marcos administration will lift the ban on rice importation in January 2026 but will reimpose it again from February to April that same year, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said Monday. Read More

1 million farmers to get P7K cash aid each under 2026 budget –Speaker Dy

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 6, 2025

One million rice farmers will each receive a P7,000 cash aid under the proposed P6.7 trillion budget for 2026, Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said on Monday. Read More

Lacson Stands Firm Behind Sotto’s Leadership in Senate

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 5, 2025

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday expressed his unwavering support for Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, even as reports swirl that some senators may soon bolt from the majority bloc. “If you ask me, I continue to support him,” Lacson said in a radio interview. “But in the Senate, that’s how […]

Deadly Landslides in Darjeeling Claim Over 20 Lives

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 5, 2025

KOLKATA, India — A night of relentless rains turned tragic in Darjeeling, northern India, where floods and landslides claimed the lives of at least 20 people. The disaster struck after intense overnight storms dumped nearly 300 millimeters (12 inches) of rain on the mountainous district in West Bengal. Rivers quickly swelled, unleashing raging waters that […]

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Marcos orders DICT to make Christmas season free of online scams

Senate agri smuggling probe cites 2 brokers in contempt

PH foreign reserves hit 11-month high in September

BSP flags inflation risks as September print hits to five-month high

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