Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Reelectionists and notable faces seeking a comeback file their certificate of candidacy for the 2025 elections on Wednesday.
Magdalo party-list may file an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte if it wins a seat in the House of Representatives, its representative said on Wednesday.
Magdalo party-list first nominee Gary Alejano made the pronouncement as he filed the certificate of nomination and acceptance (Cona) of his party at Manila Hotel Tent City.
Dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo (real name: Guo Hua Ping) has been granted permission by the Pasig Regional Trial Court to undergo a medical checkup, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) announced on Wednesday.
鈥淣aka-receive kami ng court order para makapag pa-checkup siya (We received a court order allowing her to have a checkup),鈥 BJMP spokesperson Jayrex Joseph Bustinera said in a press briefing.
Escudero sees approval of 2025 budget by 1st half of December
Senate President Chiz Escudero sees the approval of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) on the 2025 national funding by the first or second week of December.
According to Escudero, the Senate is on track to finish the committee deliberations of some agencies鈥 budgets.
Justice Sec. Jesus Crispin Remulla personally urged top officials of Timor Leste to continue cooperating with the Philippines in bringing home expelled Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo 鈥淎rnie鈥 Teves Jr. to face his charges.
According to a statement from the Department of Justice on Wednesday, Remulla paid a state visit to Timor-Leste President Jos茅 Ramos-Horta and top officials on October 1.
A devastating fire on a Thai school bus killed at least 23 people, police said Tuesday after rescuers pulled children鈥檚 bodies from the charred wreckage of the vehicle.
The inferno engulfed the coach on a highway in a northern Bangkok suburb as it carried 38 children 鈥 ranging from kindergarten age to young teenagers 鈥 and six teachers on a school trip.