LIVE UPDATES: Undas 2026 (Oct. 31, 2026)

GMA Network - Oct 30, 2026

Here are the latest news and features as Filipinos prepare on Saturday, October 31, 2026, for the observance of All Saints' Day on November 1.

Read full article

More News

Vietnam's largest airport to open on Dec. 24 with up to 366 flights a week

Oct 30, 2026

Vietnam's largest airport to open on Dec. 24 with up to 366 flights a week

Long Thanh International Airport is expected to open to commercial flights at midnight on Dec. 24, initially handling up to 366 flights a week, 322 of them domestic and 44 international.

Southeast Asian city ranks among world's top 3 for quality of life

Oct 30, 2026

Southeast Asian city ranks among world's top 3 for quality of life

The city state of Singapore ranks third globally for quality of life in the 2026 Global Cities Index by Oxford Economics, a U.K.-based independent economic research and consulting firm.

Chinese school dropout builds Green Goblin-style flying board and rides it across Asia's longest river

Oct 30, 2026

Chinese school dropout builds Green Goblin-style flying board and rides it across Asia's longest river

A 26-year-old Chinese man who quit school at 14 has flown a homemade electric board inspired by the Green Goblin's glider in "Spider-Man" across the Yangtze River in his home province of Hubei.

Wildfire smoke kills an estimated 3,560 in one month in Southeast Asia's largest economy

Oct 30, 2026

Wildfire smoke kills an estimated 3,560 in one month in Southeast Asia's largest economy

Smoke from forest and land fires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in September, more than double the August figure, a Helsinki-based think tank said.

Harapan drops 'poster boy' tactic in Malacca after Johor, N Sembilan defeats

Oct 30, 2026

Harapan drops 'poster boy' tactic in Malacca after Johor, N Sembilan defeats

Adly says coalition will prioritise grassroots mobilisation and candidate strengths.

NLEX readies counterflow as Undas traffic builds

Oct 30, 2026

NLEX readies counterflow as Undas traffic builds

MANILA, Philippines — North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Corp. is preparing to implement counterflow operations as more motorists head north for Undas, with traffic expected to build from Friday afternoon, Oct. 30, through Saturday, Oct. 31. To manage the expected influx of motorists, NLEX is prepared to implement counterflow when needed, assistant vice president for traffic

Solon seeks sustainable tourism development at 4 Albay sites

Oct 30, 2026

Solon seeks sustainable tourism development at 4 Albay sites

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay — Four natural and historical sites in Albay province are being eyed for development as sustainable tourism destinations under bills sponsored by Rep. Raymond Adrian Salceda. The proposed measures seek to generate jobs, protect the environment and preserve local heritage while promoting tourism beyond the province’s main attraction, Mayon Volcano. Salceda sponsored

New BARMM chief minister offers reconciliation, vows to serve all

Oct 30, 2026

New BARMM chief minister offers reconciliation, vows to serve all

COTABATO CITY — Newly elected Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua on Friday called on all political leaders, including his opponents, to work with his administration in serving the Bangsamoro people. In his inaugural speech following his election over MP Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim, chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and his former

28th Sletba Open Championships starts

Oct 30, 2026

28th Sletba Open Championships starts

CAINTA, Rizal — The 28th Sta. Lucia East Tenpin Bowling Association (Sletba) Open Championships rolled off Friday at the Sta. Lucia East Bowling Center here. Members of the national team as well as players from various associations in Metro Manila and the provinces, will play in this annual tournament sanctioned by the Philippine Bowling Federation.

China helps dismantle major meth trafficking network in Southeast Asia

Oct 30, 2026

China helps dismantle major meth trafficking network in Southeast Asia

China has broken up a major transnational drug trafficking network in cooperation with Indonesia and Malaysia, seizing around 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Friday. The operation was carried out on October 21 by Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN), which raided and shut down a large-scale drug processing and purification facility in Aceh, Indonesia, and arrested 11 people, with help from China’s National Narcotics Control Commission...

Ombudsman suspends 5 DPWH engineers over anomalous Bulacan projects

Oct 30, 2026

Ombudsman suspends 5 DPWH engineers over anomalous Bulacan projects

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday said it ordered the preventive suspension of five project engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) amid its ongoing investigation involving three flood control projects in Bulacan. In a statement, the ombudsman identified the five engineers as Irene Ontingco, Kevin Geronimo, John

Recommended