RESULTS: October 2026 Pharmacists Licensure Examination
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Wednesday, 21 October · 26 stories
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Lacson calls out Cayetanos for hijacking DENR budget hearing
Senators Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano take turns grilling LLDA Acting General Manager Leopoldo Parumog over his supposed 'special interest' in reclamation projects in Taguig
Theater veteran Enchang Kaimo dies at 77
Kaimo co-founded the Christian theater company Trumpets in 1991
New Robinsons Sports & Leisure unit to bring global concepts to the Philippines
The new team will is set to shape global concepts and expertise around local interests and lifestyles
Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine’s military – report
The Wall Street Journal reports Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump discussed the Starlink decision in a call soon after the slowdown became public, while the president was campaigning last week
Nation
Where in the world is Atong Ang? Is he in the Philippines or not?
But whether or not Ang has already left the country, one thing remains unchanged: the police have failed and continue to fail to locate and arrest the fugitive
Philippine peso reaches new all-time low | The wRap
Today’s headlines: Philippine economy, China, Elon Musk
Super Typhoon Rosal begins to weaken but warnings still in effect
Batanes, Cagayan, and Apayao face moderate to heavy rain from Super Typhoon Rosal (Champi) in the next 24 hours, says PAGASA on Wednesday afternoon, October 21
Ombudsman suspends DICT Usec Almirol over alleged eGov conflicts of interest
The complaints stem from a June 2025 report by the DICT Internal Audit Unit, which flagged possible conflicts of interest involving the hiring of former Multisys personnel as well as the awarding of contracts to other…
#ScamAlert chat room launched as digital and financial scams evolve
The new chat room helps users flag scams, learn digital safety tips, and foster community vigilance
De Lima, Diokno, 8 other House lawmakers want China envoy recalled
The lawmakers say the President must 'take decisive action in response to statements and conduct that undermine national sovereignty and threaten the country's security'
Signal No. 2 up in Batanes due to Super Typhoon Rosal
Super Typhoon Rosal (Champi) maintains its maximum sustained winds of 215 km/h on Wednesday morning, October 21 — already its peak intensity, according to PAGASA
In the Public Square: Nine years after Marawi seige
Rappler columnist John Nery is joined by Drieza Lininding, chair of the Moro Consensus Group. Catch the episode on Wednesday, October 21, at 8 pm.
Parts of Northern Luzon to be rainy as Super Typhoon Rosal speeds up
Super Typhoon Rosal (Champi) is located 990 kilometers east of Northern Luzon at 4 am on Wednesday, October 21
Regions
Padayon Cebu: A new space to chat how to make the province more livable
Rappler and civil society groups launch a workspace in the Rappler app to push for a better quality of life in Cebu
Padayon Cebu: A new space to chat how to make the province more livable
Rappler and civil society groups launch a workspace in the Rappler app to push for a better quality of life in Cebu
Business
Musk says SpaceX-Tesla merger is ‘a good idea’ as companies form deal committees
'I think it would be a good idea, but it's really up to the special committees of both companies,' Elon Musk says in the first official confirmation that the companies were formally talking
[In This Economy] Marcos’ unconstitutional budgets: Who will answer for them?
The big question is: Will Congress and the Marcos administration account for the affected funds and change how they prepare the next budget?
[Vantage Point] GCash ends debut flat at P6.60 as early gains fade
Political theater cannot override market valuation
World
El Niño ‘wrecking ball’ could cause record Pacific temperature rise, UN says
In Southeast Asia, warmer conditions and a lack of rainfall could impact agriculture and water supplies, while Latin America could see increased rainfall, according to the World Meteorological Organization
EU warns websites may need to be taken offline as PHP prepares patches for vulnerabilities
PHP is used across large parts of the internet, and speculation has circulated over the past day that websites running the software could be exposed to serious cyber intrusions
Malaysia bans civil servants from using mapping app Waze, citing links to Israel
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recommends the use of TuJu, a domestic mapping app developed by the Malaysian Highway Authority, as an alternative
Taiwan security agency flags rise in Chinese disinformation ahead of elections
The report says Beijing seeds narratives through state media before amplifying them via troll networks and PR firms, using content farms, AI-generated videos, fake accounts and coordinated comments to sow discord among…
Three issues defining the 2026 US midterm elections
US President Donald Trump's record-low popularity, voter concerns over affordability and a fierce immigration debate are shaping the November 3 US midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress
France to deploy troops, admits to failures over weekend unrest
Targeted curfews are implemented to restore calm, with the government admitting to intelligence failures and static police deployments during the unrest
Opinion
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