(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 30 August 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 435 km West of Sangley Pt, Cavite City, Cavite (14.1°N, 116.9°E). Southwest Monsoon affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. π—”π—™π—™π—˜π—–π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—¦π—¬π—¦π—§π—˜π— : Southwest Monsoon ang makaapekto sa rehiyon sa Caraga.


TOP STORIES - Wednesday, September 21, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring) 

21 September 2022, Wednesday, as of 9AM


1. President Marcos at UN General Assembly: 

-Marcos confident Philippines a 'moderately prosperous country' by 2040

-Marcos seeks world cooperation, investments to boost food security in PHL

-Marcos urges big economies to help fight climate change

-Marcos says rules-based international order important

-Amid WPS rift, Marcos underscores Philippines is a 'friend to all and enemy to none'

-Marcos hopes for an end to Asian hate, racism

-Philippines bats for seat in United Nations Security Council

[BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/845517/marcos-confident-philippines-a-moderately-prosperous-country-by-2040/story/


2. Martial law anniversary: 

-Activities mark 50 years since martial law

-‘Never again’ echoes in New York protests against Marcos

-Move on or remember? Senators clash over martial law's 50th anniversary

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, News5, One News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/21/2211099/activities-mark-50-years-martial-law


3. ADB keeps PHL growth forecast at 6.5%; inflation outlook up to 5.3% [GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1572384442664230912


4. COVID-19 pandemic: 

-IATF set to discuss PHL COVID-19 border measures —DOH 

-DOH not yet seeing end of COVID-19 pandemic 

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/20/iatf-set-to-discuss-ph-covid-19-border-measures-doh/


5. NSA chief ‘willing to change mind’ on institutionalizing NTF-ELCAC [GMA News, News5, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1667709/nsa-chief-willing-to-change-mind-on-institutionalizing-ntf-elcac


6. Davao student dies from hazing; 8 nabbed [CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/09/21/2211076/davao-student-dies-hazing-8-nabbed


7. CA says 2017 search on Lottie Manalo’s house illegal [Business Mirror, Rappler, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/20/22/court-of-appeals-says-2017-search-on-lottie-manalos-house-illegal


8. PAGASA monitoring LPA off Central Luzon [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/09/21/22/pagasa-monitoring-lpa-off-central-luzon 


—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—