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[RPB @raizzapbello]

A world every day on fire has forced us to bury grief after grief this pandemic. As the 🇵🇭 is in transition, this story remembers the lives that were abruptly lost, & honors the courage of the ones left behind, esp. in Muslim communities: https://t.co/lJAzImxD8q

Reporting 🧵:

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

CONGRATS! 🥈

The Philippines women’s double team in sepak takraw settles for silver medal, bowing to Vietnam, 8-15, 4-15, in the finale. (Photo courtesy of POC Media Pool) | via Nelson Beltran

[RPB @raizzapbello]

So disturbing how some people are comfortable wishing death on others.

[Jessie Cruzat @jessiecruzat]

‘NAIINIS AKO DAHIL NASAYANG ANG ORAS KO SA KANYA’

EXCLUSIVE: Nagpaliwanag ang pickup driver na si Ferdinand Winston Roxas kung bakit niya kinunan ng video ang isang rider na sumemplang sa EDSA Caloocan noong Linggo ng madaling araw, Setyembre 27. @ABSCBNNews

[News5 @News5PH]

‘ANG GUSTO LANG PO NAMIN AY SUPORTA, PRAYERS, AT TIWALA’

Nanawagan ng suporta at tiwala si Olympian boxer Nesthy Petecio matapos mabigo sa women’s 60kg quarterfinals ng 20th Asian Games laban kay Chengyu Yang ng China via unanimous decision.

Aniya, nakakaapekto sa ilang atleta ang pamba-bash habang patuloy nilang ipinaglalaban ang kanilang mga pangarap para sa Pilipinas.

#AichiNagoya2026 #20thAsianGames #LakasNgPilipino

[Jason Tan Liwag @jaseybel]

It’s frustrating to pitch an interview, review, or feature on a Filipino film and receive no reply, only to later see the publication run the story with the same angles and questions. When will those of us from the Global South get to tell our own stories through these channels?

[h| ✈️🩰#TomboyPaRin @hannuuhniceday]

“MER-man?”
“mer-MAHN. PRINCE mer-MAHN.”

Wild Pack:

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

EXCLUSIVE: Luluwas na ngayong alas-9 ng gabi, Biyernes, papuntang Maynila ang pamilya Veloso para personal na sunduin at salubungin ang paglaya ni Mary Jane Veloso mula sa piitan. | via @francisorcio

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

Marcos grants Mary Jane Veloso absolute pardon https://t.co/x8PUOdzxq7

[Jason Tan Liwag @jaseybel]

Jorrybell Agoto, the star of FILIPIÑANA, needs our help. She is currently admitted to the Critical Care Unit at St. Luke’s Hospital, fighting through a difficult battle against cancer. We humbly ask for your help through donations, shares, and prayers. Details below. Thank you.

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

CONVICTION THRESHOLD BINABAAN

BREAKING: The impeachment court lowers the vote threshold to convict VP Sara Duterte. #VPOnTrial

[RPB @raizzapbello]

Bakit one week lang permit to exhibit? Seems like censorship to me.

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

‘‘DI AKO MAKAPANIWALA THAT SOMEONE CAN HAVE 58 PEOPLE MURDERED’

The producers of “58th,” the Philippine submission to the Best Documentary Feature Film category of the Oscars, recently recalled the struggles of bringing the film to the big screen.

Directed by Carl Joseph Papa and produced by GMA Public Affairs and GMA Pictures, “58th” tells the story of photojournalist Reynaldo “Bebot” Momay, whose body was never found following the 2009 Maguindanao Massacre and whose family continues to fight for his recognition as the tragedy’s 58th victim. The film combines animation with archival footage to revisit one of the darkest chapters in Philippine history.

During a recent talkback, GMA Network Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and Executive Vice President for GMA Pictures Nessa Valdellon recalled the frustration of initially being unable to secure a permit to exhibit the film.

“Kasi umiiyak ako sa office nun, 'di ako makapaniwala that someone can have, like, 58 people murdered and then we’re not allowed to come out with a film because baka kasuhan yung government body ng mga Ampatuan for sub judice. I was admittedly angry, but we’re here now and MTRCB was kind enough to rethink their decision.

“And I’m so happy they allowed us to do this kind — ito yung pinaka-maikli na permit to exhibit na nakita pa namin. Normally, five years ang binibigay. We have up to Sept. 23. But we’re still very grateful.”

“58th” was eventually granted an R-16 rating and a limited permit to exhibit until September 23, 2026. The film is now also setting its sights on the 99th Academy Awards, with the Film Academy of the Philippines supporting its campaign for Best Documentary Feature Film consideration.

“58th” has screenings at Cinema 2 of Shangri-La Plaza today, September 22, 2026, with the last screening at 8 PM. | via @Natspeaking

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

UPDATE: SEC director Gerardo del Rosario says VP Sara Duterte's name does not appear in the Articles of Incorporation and General Information Sheet of Gencorp Industries Inc.

Despite this, the prosecution says Duterte declared the company in her SALN. #VPOnTrial | via @victoriatulad

[click. @clickhereapp]

I wish for a Filipino dub. I think it would make it 10x hilarious for Pinoys. And they should rename Bungi's mother to Janice, para anak siya ni Janice. 🙂

#ForgottenIsland

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

The Philippines was named as the deadliest country in Asia for environmental defenders for the 13th consecutive year, climate justice watchdog Global Witness reported. https://t.co/wk5PUkiWdO

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

BREAKING: The Office of the Ombudsman files two counts of graft and administrative complaints against Senators Mark and Camille Villar, former Senators Manny and Cynthia Villar, Paolo Villar, and other local water district officials due to alleged poor water service.

Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano says the complaints are now under preliminary investigation. | via @KaxandraSalonga

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

A FLOWER LOST FOR OVER 130 YEARS IS BLOOMING AGAIN 🌸

Thought to have disappeared from history, the rare Philippine endemic Exacum loheri has been found blooming along Masungi Georeserve's trails in Rizal.

First collected in 1895, the small bluish-purple flower was rediscovered in 2025. Its latest sighting offers fresh hope for the species' survival and a reminder of what conservation can bring back.

Read: https://t.co/KccEHDx6GS

[CMFR @cmfr]

CMFR regrets to announce that it is closing its operations, effective September 30, 2026. The decision ends 37 years of media development work.

[DFA Philippines 🇵🇭 @DFAPHL]

READ #DFAStatement on Developments in the West Bank

Also available here:
https://t.co/Qk72EG0GeX

#DFAForgingAhead

[Newsbreak @newsbreakph]

EXCLUSIVE: Sara Duterte-linked company wins contracts from Davao City Hall, run by her brother, Mayor Baste Duterte https://t.co/FJda596Rke

[Rappler @rapplerdotcom]

A company linked to Vice President Sara Duterte cornered P15.02 million worth of food and catering contracts from the PhilHealth Davao Regional Office and Davao City Hall, which has been run by their family for decades.

The contracts were awarded between 2022 and 2025.

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

LOOK: New mugshots of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez taken upon his transfer to the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas on Monday night. | 📷: DILG via @jasonsigalesINQ

READ MORE: https://t.co/Xz0sWKKQth