Sandro Marcos’ district gets P4.38-B more funds for public works | The wRap

Today’s headlines: Sandro Marcos, DPWH, Alex Eala

Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• House increases DPWH budget for Sandro Marcos’ district by P4.3B – watchdog 

House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos’s congressional district in Ilocos Norte receives the biggest increase in public works funding in the approved 2027 House spending bill.

• Dizon returns to DOTr, Lopez takes over DPWH in Marcos Cabinet reshuffle 

Vince Dizon leaves the Department of Public Works and Highways after more than a year after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed him to lead the agency and address corruption concerns.

• Gasoline prices get a rollback, diesel prices rise again on October 27 

Gasoline prices are set to ease while diesel prices rise for a second straight week starting Tuesday, October 27.

• Lula, Brazil’s iconic working-class president, wins historic 4th term in dramatic comeback

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wins an unprecedented fourth term, defeating Senator Flavio Bolsonaro.

• Alex Eala back on track after defeating Mika Stojsavljevic in Toray Pan Pacific Open

Filipina tennis star Alex Eala defeats Great Britain’s Mika Stojsavljevic, 6-1, 6-2, in the round-of-32 match of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan. – Rappler.com