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The peso closed at a record low of P63.615 to the dollar and the stock index fell for a second day, while a Fitch unit forecast another central bank rate increase in December. Economists now expect rate cuts to be pushed to late 2027 or 2028.
Sen. Ronald dela Rosa's lawyers question the legal basis of the government's P50-million reward for his arrest, while police set a one-week surrender deadline. The day's coverage also spans Comelec's party-list delisting, a Senate anti-pink-tax bill, and a P300-million El Niño farm loss in Eastern Visayas.
The Supreme Court struck down congressional increases to the 2024, 2025 and 2026 budgets, prompting a Solicitor General appeal and a spending pause, while the Senate weighed the 2027 plan and the Sara Duterte impeachment trial narrowed to one charge.
The National Bureau of Investigation summoned the five hosts of the Machong Chismisan podcast after one called Josh Aquino, who is on the autism spectrum, worthless, and a disability party-list filed the complaint that let the probe proceed. The day's coverage also tracked flood control removals at the public works department, a new peso low, and Super Typhoon Rosal.
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said arresting Senator Ronald dela Rosa could kill up to 10,000 people and that the government is negotiating instead, a claim that drew heavy mockery on Facebook. The same day brought confirmation that gambling tycoon Atong Ang left the country through a backdoor route.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro summoned Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan on October 19 over his remark that Beijing could "easily win" a war, while the Palace said President Marcos does not want any diplomat declared persona non grata. The same day, the Sandiganbayan suspended Senator Rodante Marcoleta for 90 days over a P75-million plunder case.
The Chinese Embassy in Manila said it would bar Philippine officials from China if Ambassador Jing Quan is expelled, drawing a split Senate response and a "pro-Philippines" appeal from Alan Peter Cayetano. The same window carried the Senate's budget fight, the Duterte impeachment pause, and a peso rebound from a record low.
A Makati POGO hub raid accounted for 131 people, including 96 foreign nationals, despite the nationwide ban, while House prosecutors dropped three of four impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte, leaving only the unexplained wealth charge.
President Marcos said he would summon Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan after the envoy said China could easily win a war with the Philippines, drawing condemnation from lawmakers and the largest social response of the day. Separately, the Senate impeachment court dropped three of four articles against Vice President Sara Duterte, leaving only the unexplained-wealth charge.
The Senate impeachment court heard a forensic analyst's estimate of P817.87 million in undeclared assets as prosecutors dropped three of four charges, while the NBI opened a probe into more than 100 Duterte-linked properties.
House prosecutors withdrew three of four impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte, leaving only the unexplained wealth charge, valued at P817.87 million, before the Senate court. The defense begins presenting evidence on November 9.
The Senate impeachment court accepted the prosecution's withdrawal of three of four articles against Vice President Sara Duterte, leaving only the unexplained wealth charge. The move drew a mistrial objection from the defense and a motion to reconsider from a senator-judge.
