Consumers should expect a decrease in prices of basic commodities after President Marcos ordered local government units to stop collecting “pass-through” fees from motor vehicles transporting goods or merchandise, a truckers group said on Saturday.

Up to 2,956 police officers who might influence the outcome of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in their localities on Oct. 30 were reassigned outside their areas of responsibility, the Philippine National Police reported yesterday.

Cause-oriented groups criticized President Marcos for allegedly flaunting his lifestyle while the country is experiencing economic hardships.

In what the Armed Forces of the Philippines described as karma, a Chinese watercraft got involved in a mishap while taking part in a maneuver by other Chinese vessels to stop a resupply mission for a Philippine military outpost in Ayungin Shoal on Friday.

The National Security Council is studying the possibility of banning TikTok in the government’s security sector due to concerns the Chinese social media platform is being used for spying.