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Today’s headlines: US midterm elections, Martin Romualdez, Alex Eala
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Wednesday, 4 November · 19 stories
Nation
Sotto wants institutionalized rules for absentee senators
'There is a policy gap as regards the possible sanction on a member of the Senate with prolonged unauthorized absence rendering them unable to participate in major legislative functions,' the senator says in his…
Supreme Court junks Romualdez challenge vs Ombudsman plunder case
The SC en banc rules that the petition has become moot since there's already a plunder case against Romualdez pending before the Sandiganbayan
PH tries to ease tensions with China as ASEAN Summit nears
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is expected to participate in the 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. President Marcos had said he wants President Xi Jinping to visit the Philippines, if the South China Sea code of conduct…
Want to end political dynasties? Here’s how you can help make it happen
Your signature could help push for a law that limits political families' hold on public office. Watch the video to learn how.
[In the Public Square] US elections: What’s at stake
What are some of the highlights of an election that is consequential for the rest of the world?
House adds P5B to its own budget. What got bigger?
The increase comes after the lower chamber revised the President's proposal contained in the 2027 National Expenditure Program
Regions
A year after Tino: Cebu survivors strive to reclaim all they lost
Gina Paumba didn’t just lose her house in the aftermath of Typhoon Tino, she lost 7 years of happy memories and what she would have been her grandchildren's inheritance
San Mateo farmers brace for El Niño after floods wiped out their crops
Rizal farmers Felicitas Tamayo and Ricardo del Rosario are trying to find funding to replant crops swept away by recent floods
Business
A nuclear Philippines in six years? OECD’s nuclear chief isn’t convinced.
The head of the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency casts doubt on the Philippines' 2032 nuclear target, saying that getting its first reactor operating will likely take longer than six years
Ramon Ang’s youngest son Jacob joins his family on Ginebra board
With the youngest Ang’s appointment, there are now four Ang family members on Ginebra's nine-member board
[In This Economy] Pax Silica: What’s the Philippines’ trump card?
US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Philippines this month gives President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. a good occasion to explain what we’re negotiating for on Pax Silica
World
The Democrats’ ‘blue tsunami’ is a strong repudiation of Donald Trump. Now, they will look to replicate it in 2028
While Democrats were widely predicted to take the House and had a reasonable chance to win the Senate, no one could have predicted at the beginning of 2026 such a huge 'blue wave' washing over the US by November
Top takeaways from the US midterm elections
US President Donald Trump asked voters to pretend he was on the ballot. They did, and Republicans paid the price on Tuesday, November 3.
Democrats win South Carolina Senate race in rebuke to Trump
Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, is the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in South Carolina in 28 years, after a race that neither Democrats nor Republicans considered competitive until recent weeks
Democrats close in on US House, make gains in Senate
(1st UPDATE) The early results are a sweeping rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress that has supported him since he returned to the White House two years ago
Technology
Singapore Airlines says 46,000 booking records affected by Amadeus breach
Singapore Airlines joins Cathay Pacific Airways, Japan Airlines, South Korea's Asiana Airlines, and others that have reported customer data was compromised in the Amadeus breach
[OPINION] Apple’s laptop deal with PH’s DepEd: Why people need to keep watching
While Apple is a reputable company, the scale of the procurement makes public monitoring and transparency all the more critical
Opinion
[DECODED] AI is changing our lives more than we realize
AI is reshaping our lives more than we realize, from how much time we spend online, to how safe our children are, to how we vote
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