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Cayetano Backs VP Pledge | NAIA Preps Undas Surge | Marcos Unveils Irrigation Sites

Cayetano backs Escudero's pledge to reject VP post, NAIA projects 1.25 million Undas travelers, and President Marcos inaugurates 2 solar irrigation projects.

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The Statesman Daily
Oct 27, 2026

Good morning. Hope you survived the Monday transition and are settling into the groove.

Here is what we are tracking in today’s newsletter:

  • Senator Alan Peter Cayetano endorsed Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s pledge to decline any appointment to the Vice Presidency if Vice President Sara Duterte is convicted.

  • New NAIA Infrastructure Corp. expects passenger traffic to inch up 1 percent to 1.25 million travelers during the upcoming Undas holiday surge despite elevated airfares.

  • President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inaugurated 2 solar-powered pump irrigation projects in Cagayan to protect local crop yields ahead of Super El Niño dry spells.

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