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

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

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.

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

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

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