Dateline Philippines | ANC (20 October 2025)

Here's the news from Dateline this October 20, 2025. Headlines: - TOP STORY: Business groups urge Marcos to address 'crisis' of corruption. - Sen. Joel Villanueva denies involvement in flood control scandal. - DPWH chief Vince Dizon appoints new Usec amid department cleanup. - INTERVIEW START: Senate President Vicente Sotto III - Sotto on Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s possible return as Blue Ribbon Committee chair. - Sotto vows a ‘clean’ 2026 budget, free from illegal insertions. - Sotto on releasing senators' SALNs. - Update on resource persons detained at the Senate. - Sotto agrees with business groups' call for action against corruption. - Cardinal David: Lawmakers involved in corruption seek spiritual counsel. - DILG prepares Quezon City jail for over 200 individuals linked to flood control mess. - Tropical Storm Ramil leaves 7 dead, over 133,000 affected. - Sinkholes discovered in Eastern Samar after Ramil's onslaught. - Flash flood swamps village in Northern Samar. - Landslides, swollen rivers render roads impassable in Quirino and Isabela. - GSIS chief Wick Veloso rejects calls for his resignation. - DOTR inspects bus terminals ahead of All Saints' Day holiday. - Philippines takes center stage at Frankfurt Book Fair 2025. - Conan O'Brien praises 'delightful' Filipinos, local food during visit. With Reports from: Karmina Constantino Join ANC PRESTIGE to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvi6hEzLM-Z_unKPSuuzKvg/join For more ANC Interviews, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm34qRgqWBU4AT2G3LWF27_RErcz0GVd9 For more News Patrol videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmjNZItBD4anc4DLwn1RYWmQ For more ANC Highlights videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm34qRgqWBU7bkw-vxYrMmNIrAxOvsGMm Subscribe to the ANC YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/ANCalerts Visit our website at https://news.abs-cbn.com/anc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ancalerts Twitter: https://twitter.com/ancalerts #ANCNews #KarminaConstantino #DatelinePhilippines #ABSCBNNews #PhilippineNews #FloodControlScandalPH #StormRamil #ANCNews