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(October 20 2026) Aerial photo of Fish cages in laguna de bay in Cardona Rizal continues to operate amidst the declining water on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. According to the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA). The water level of Laguna de Bay continues to decline amid prevailing El Niño conditions, an average water level of 12.20 meters as of 1 p.m. on October 19, 2026. The level remains below the critical high threshold of 12.50. Agriculture and aquaculture operators were advised by the agency to take necessary precautions and monitor changes in water levels and water quality parameters as dry conditions persist. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the government is preparing for a “Super El Niño” (or Very Strong El Niño according to PAGASA) that could begin affecting the country more intensely in late October or early November and persist until around March 2027, with hotter and drier conditions expected during the following summer months, In a press briefing in Singapore last week. Photo/Analy Labor

Laguna De bay Fish Cage

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DEBT-FREE QC EYES MAJOR HEALTH CARE EXPANSION

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte delivers her eighth State of the City Address at the Quezon City M.I.C.E. Center on Monday, 19 October, declaring the city debt-free while outlining major health care improvements.

Belmonte reported that all city health facilities are registered under PhilHealth's Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP). She also announced plans to establish sundown clinics offering HIV testing across all six districts, complete the rehabilitation of 28 health centers and finish a new Quezon City General Hospital annex by 2027.

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SOCA of QC Mayor Joy Belmonte

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(October 19 2026) Various group with farmers from Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog stage a protest Camp at the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Elliptical Road, Quezon City on Monday October 19 2026, to condemn the expansion of foreign-backed infrastructure and economic projects that prioritize corporate interests over rural communities, including projects linked to the Luzon Economic Corridor and Pax Silica. They also demand an end to land-use conversion that displaces farmers and threatens food security. The camp continues following police harassment that led to the forced dismantling of the peaceful protest at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) last Friday. Photo/Analy Labor

Rally at DAR against Pax Silica

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MINING DISPUTE REACHES OMBUDSMAN

Residents of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, joined environmental and Indigenous rights groups in filing complaints against police personnel, Barangay Pao officials and NLMRC before the Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City on Monday, 19 October.

The complaints stem from the arrests of the Kasibu 3 and Kasibu 11, along with allegations of bribery, corruption and perjury. Environmental defenders from Dupax del Norte also filed countercharges against police officers.

Marking National Indigenous Peoples Month, the groups demanded the revocation of NLMRC's exploration permit, citing alleged land grabbing, threats to livelihoods and concerns over mining expansion linked to foreign mineral demand under the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative.

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Kasibu Nueva Vizcaya file against PNP at Ombudsman

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(October 17 2026) Motorists ply freely along Edsa North and Southbound on Saturday 17 2026. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has resumed the second phase of the EDSA rehabilitation project starting October 16, 2026, covering the southbound portion from Monumento to Balintawak, the 24/7 southbound works span sections from Balintawak to Monumento starting October 16 with breaking and hauling, followed by base prep and concrete pouring by October 17, and finishing with curing and sealing from October 18. Photo/Analy Labor

Edsa

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(October 17 2026) Metro Manila is partly cloudy to cloudy skies as seen from Quezon City, on Saturday October 17 2026. the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has monitor the severe tropical storm with an international name "CHAMPI”, outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) it is intensified into a typhoon early Saturday morning, the typhoon may enter the PAR by Tuesday, it may bring rains over parts of Visayas and Mindanao as early as Monday, as the weather bureau previously said. Photo/Analy Labor

Cloudy Skies

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(October 16 2026) People flock at the Kamuning Bakery in Quezon City on Friday, October 16, to avail free Pandesal as the bakery marked World Pandesal Day, with 100,000 pieces set to be distributed to the public and communities in need. Photo/Analy Labor

Free pandesal

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(October 16 2026) Department of Public Work and Highways DPWH personnel conduct and road repair along Judge Jimenez street in Quezon City on Friday October 16 2026. Photo/Analy Labor

Repair works

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(October 16 2026) Water concessionaire workers conduct pipe-laying activities in Barangay San Jose, Antipolo City, on Thursday, October 15, 2026 as part of efforts to strengthen water security and address climate variability and recurring dry-season challenges, including El Niño. Photo/Analy Labor

Workers install water pipes

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(October 16 2026) To Mark the World Food Day, Various groups with farmers from Bicol, Negros and Bulacan stage a protest at Department of Agriculture office in Quezon City on Friday October 16 2026, to call the government to provide calamity compensation for farmers and Fishers affected by Super El Nino. Photo/Analy Labor

Farmers' rally at the DA

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