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PAGASA said on Monday, October 5, that the southwest monsoon (habagat) has ended, marking the end of the 2026 rainy season in western Luzon and the Visayas, Rappler and GMA News reported. The country is now shifting to the northeast monsoon (amihan). PAGASA also warned that the strong El NiΓ±o may bring hotter days and below-normal rain in the coming months, though tropical cyclones can still form.
Palawan's Angelica Lopez competes on October 10; La Union's Bea Millan-Windorski and Davao's Katrina Anne Johnson follow in late November.
No bettor won the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Megalotto 6/45 jackpots in the October 5 draws, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said, according to GMA News and Inquirer. The Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot, with winning numbers 28-34-18-32-53-20, now stands at P248,358,380.63, GMA News reported. Nobody picked the Megalotto 6/45 combination 13-25-03-02-12-21 for its P92,169,920.96 prize.
Vice President Sara Duterte said she received from the NBI a copy of the affidavit of former policeman Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. and counted 29 statements in it that she believes are false, GMA News and Abante Tonite reported. Gracioso has alleged that he delivered cash to Duterte on the orders of former House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco. Duterte, who says she does not know Gracioso, expects the NBI to file a perjury case against him.
The December 16 date cited as a possible end of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial was only an administrative projection, not a deadline, Senate impeachment court spokesman Reginald Tongol said late Monday, The Manila Times reported. Senator-judges had questioned the date, saying a fixed timetable could suggest a predetermined outcome. Tongol said the trial could run past December 16 or end earlier if witnesses are dropped or articles are withdrawn.
AMLC executive director Ronel Buenaventura told the Sara Duterte impeachment trial on Monday that P4.4 billion in covered and suspicious transactions were recorded under the bank accounts of the Vice President and her husband, Manases Carpio, GMA News and The Manila Times reported. The Manila Times said the summary listed 666 covered transactions from 2007 to 2025. Duterte's camp questioned why the figures differ from those discussed at the earlier House justice committee probe.
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