HEADLINES: Cayetanos fly out amid Taguig probe | Sept 11, 2026

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2:02That's B-O-M-B-A-S.com and use code audio. Headlines, kai-tanos fly out amid Tagiig probe September 11, 2026. Good day. Here are the stories of the Manila Times for Friday September 11, 2026. Today's episode is brought to you by Wilkahn Depot, the Philippines leading home improvement and construction supplies retailer, your trusted building partner. Banner, kai-tanos fly out amid Tagiig probe. Senators Alan Peter and Pia Kai-tano have left the country. The Bureau of Immigration, by, confirmed on Thursday but declined to say where the siblings went or provide details of their trips. Although Alan Peter is under investigation by the office of the Amboodsman regarding alleged anomalies in flood control and infrastructure projects in Tagiig City, the buy-set its record showed that neither senator was subject to a whole departure order or had a derogatory record that would have legally barred them from leaving the Philippines. By deputy spokesman Malveen Maubulik said the Bureau could not say when they left, where they were headed, the purpose of their trips and when they were expected to return,

3:04because this information was protected by the Data Privacy Act. The Senate Minority Leader was photographed at the Ninoi-Akino International Airport Terminal 3 on Wednesday near Gate 109, apparently preparing to board a Singapore Airlines flight. He was accompanied by his sister and fellow Senator Pia Kai-tano and his wife, Tagiig City Mayor Lenny Kai-tano. Doctors differ as Ram Waldez is committed to QC jail. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, BJMP, on Thursday took custody of former speaker Martin Ram Waldez at Cardinal Santos Medical Center after the Sandigan-Bayan Third Division ordered him committed to the new Kesson City jail in Piotas. He remains at the private San Juan Hospital, however, while the anti-graphed court decides on his petition for continued hospital arrest. BJMP spokesman Jacek. Jarek's Joseph Bustinera assured the public that Ram Waldez will be accorded the same treatment and privileges as other persons deprived of liberty, with no VIP or special treatment. Upon medical clearance for discharge and upon order of the court, he will be transferred to the Kesson City jail male dormitory in Piotas, Kesson City.

4:08As of Thursday, the anti-graphed court had yet to issue a decision on Ram Waldez's motion for continued hospital arrest. Five dead, 86 missing after ferry burns off Kauron. Five people were confirmed dead while 86 others remained missing on Thursday after fire erupted onboard the passenger ferry MV June Asteroff Kauron, Palaoan, the Philippine Coast Guard, PCG, said. PCG spokesman Kamau. Noemi Kayaab said 43 survivors and five fatalities had so far been accounted for from the vessel's initial manifest listing 134 people, 117 passengers and 17 crew members. She said the number of those still unaccounted for remained preliminary as authorities continued to reconcile the manifest with records from the local government, the shipping company and relatives of passengers. The MV June Asteroff, which was traveling from Manila to Kauron, was reported on fire at about 6.45 pm on Wednesday. 65 cities, towns, Vi for TMT award for model communities. 65 cities and towns are competing this year in the Manila

5:09Times Philippine model cities and municipalities awards 2026. Undergoing a judging process that began on Thursday September 10, our 40 cities and 25 towns, the most entries yet since the awards began, said the Manila Times president and COO Blanca Mercado said. This was an increase from 30 cities and 18 towns in 2025. In her welcoming remarks during the deliberation day, Mercado said the awards were created to challenge local government units to develop urban centers where economic growth is matched by ecological responsibility. Business, Net Foreign Direct Investments Lump in H1. Net Foreign Direct Investments, FDI, markedly dropped in the first six months of the year due to global uncertainties, data from the Banco Centraling Pili Pinos, BSP, showed on Thursday. Inflows in the January to June period totaled $3.38 billion, down 17.8% from the year earlier $4.12 billion. In June alone, Net FDI Inflows dropped to $447 million from the $638 million

6:11a month earlier. It is, however, higher than last year's $331 million. Sports, Gilles Pili Pinoz Kicksoft Asian Games title defense. Gilles Pili Pinoz Kicksoft its campaign for a back-to-back man's basketball gold medal in the Asian Games when it battles Bahrain on Friday in Aichi Nagoya, Japan. The Philippines clashes with Bahrain beginning at 12 noon, Manila time. Gilles Pili Pinoz will still be coached by Tim Cohn but its composition for the 20th Asian Games is practically a new squad. Naturalized player Justin Brownlee, who led the team to the championship in the 19th Asian Games, will not be playing in Japan as he continues to recover from multiple injuries to leg, knee and hamstring. Opinion and editorial. Rico Berto Taglão and Van Ubernaz are today's front-page columnists. Taglão thinks the remola investigations could be a turning point while Ubernaz weighs in on recent developments involving Vice President Sarah Duterte. Today's editorial looks at exploring the BRICS option for the Philippines. Read more in the Papers' opinion section or listen to the voice of the Times. For more news and information,

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