- Senator Leila de Lima warned that even through Congress' move to restore Vice President Leni Robredo in the line of succession to the presidency during the transition to federalism, the original draft was nothing but a preemptive power grab by House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
- With the filing of the certificates of candidacy for the May 2019 elections begin, a COMELEC official has appealed to aspirants not to make a mockery of the process.
- Newly appointed Supreme Court Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando took his oath of office before Associate Justice Diosdado M. Peralta at the SC offices in Ermita, Manila. Hernando was appointed by President Duterte as replacement to retired Associate Justice Samuel R. Martires who is now the country’s Ombudsman.
- As Hurricane Michael pounded Florida, US President Donald Trump took shelter at a campaign event in Pennsylvanian, where he sought to boost Republicans before the midterms. Trump acknowledged the hurricane at the top of his rally Wednesday night in Erie, offering his “thoughts and prayers” to those 1in the storm’s path and promising to “spare no effort” in the response. He promised to travel to Florida “very shortly.”
- Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen vowed to boost national security, saying her government would not submit to Chinese suppression as Beijing ramps up pressure to assert its sovereignty over the self-ruled island
- FBI Director Chris Wray on Wednesday defended the FBI’s background investigation of new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, saying the work was limited in scope and that the “usual process” was followed by his agents.
- Women can get their shot at motorsport as the first ever W Series women-only racing series will begin in 2019, putting 18 to 20 female driver into Formula 3 vehicles across different tracks in Europe.
- Starting next year, PlayStation Network users can change their usernames.
- Microsoft announced their Project xCloud Game Streaming Service that allows subscribers to play Xbox games in any device.
- Yamaha jumps into the retro bandwagon by releasing their first new record players after 27 years.
- Veteran director Mike Relon Makiling succumbs to colon cancer.
- Comedian Ogie Diaz backs showbiz reporter Gretchen Fullido in her sexual harrasment complaint.
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