Your daily round-up of today's news...
- Senator Risa Hontiveros has exposed the questionable identity of the son of nickel businessman Joseph Sy, who was arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) after pretending to be Filipino. Hontiveros insisted that Sy passed on the deception to his children because he also has two names, two citizenships, and two passports.
- Akbayan Rep. Perci Cendaña has demanded that unprogrammed appropriations in the Philippine national budget be reduced to zero or completely eliminated. It is noteworthy for Cendaña that 70% of the unprogrammed appropriations are allocated for infrastructure projects in the year 2026.
- The Singapore Red Cross donates 2.2 million Pesos of aid for victims of the earthquake in Cebu.
- US President Donald Trump believes Hamas is "ready for lasting peace" and tells Israel to "stop the bombing of Gaza". Earlier, Hamas agreed to release all hostages, but demands a revision to the US peace plan for Gaza.
- Snapchat drew flak over its announcement to start charging users to store photos and videos. Users with over 5GB of Memories will now need to pay to keep them accessible.
- The Polestar 3 EV SUV was updated for the 2026 Model Year.
- Sony will gradually shut down certain services on the PlayStation 4 this Spring 2026.
- Microsoft has announced significant price increases for the Xbox Game Pass subscription. Starting November 4, 2025, the Xbox Game Pass Essential will be priced at $79.99 per year. This increase is part of a larger set of changes to the Xbox Game Pass in October 2025, which also includes a 50% increase in the price of the Ultimate subscription, rising to $29.99 per month. Additionally, a new tier called Premium will be introduced for $14.99 per month.
- The TV series Ultraman Omega casts Mirai Yamamoto as Sayuki Uta, a member of the Kaiju Special Countermeasure Team.
- Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to over four years in jail on prostitution-related charges.
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