(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 16 January 2026) Dinagat Islands will experience rains with gusty winds due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. Minimal to minor threat to life and property due to strong winds. Northern Mindanao and the rest of Caraga will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. The eastern section of Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds from west to southwest with moderate to rough seas (2.1 to 3.4 meters). The rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate winds from northeast to northwest with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters). At 3:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Storm "ADA" {NOKAEN} was estimated based on all available data at 270 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (12.1°N, 127.9°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. It is moving Northwestward at 20 km/h. Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon.


TOP STORIES - Wednesday, October 26, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

26 October 2022, Wednesday, as of 5PM

1. Abra quake:

-Marcos says gov't on top of situation after Magnitude 6.4 Abra quake

-Marcos assures there's sufficient aid for Abra quake victims

-NDRRMC: 5 hurt in Abra quake

-436 aftershocks logged after 6.4-magnitude Abra quake

-CAAP: No damage in Northern Luzon airports after quake

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

https://­news.abs-cbn.com/­entertainment/10/26/­22/­marcos-says-govt-on-t­op-of-situation-afte­r-m-64-abra-quake

2. Cyclone update:

-LPA off eastern Visayas now Tropical Depression Paeng —PAGASA

-NDRRMC on red alert for 'Paeng'

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

https://­www.philstar.com/­headlines/2022/10/26/­2219436/­lpa-eastern-visayas-n­ow-tropical-depressi­on-paeng-pagasa

3. Percy Lapid slay:

-Marcos not convinced 'middleman' in Percy Lapid slay died of natural causes

-At least 6 persons linked to Lapid case now under custody

-Hontiveros bares threats vs Percy Lapid's family, calls for government protection

[ANC Alerts, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://­www.gmanetwork.com/­news/topstories/­nation/849305/­marcos-not-convinced-­middleman-in-percy-l­apid-slay-died-of-na­tural-causes/story/­?just_in

4. Marcos defends appointments of Cascolan, Soriano

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

https://mb.com.ph/­2022/10/26/­people-have-misunders­tood-marcos-defends-­appointments-of-casc­olan-soriano/

5. Son of ex-DOTr chief Tugade named acting MIAA general manager [DZBB, DZMM, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://­www.gmanetwork.com/­news/topstories/­nation/849307/­son-of-ex-dotr-chief-­tugade-named-acting-­miaa-general-manager­/story/?just_in

6. Palace lifts prohibitions on new contracts, disbursements for select gov’t offices [BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/­2022/10/26/­palace-lifts-prohibit­ions-on-new-contract­s-disbursements-for-­select-govt-offices

7. Transmission line downed by tower bombing restored —NGCP [Inquirer, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://­www.gmanetwork.com/­news/topstories/­regions/849312/­transmission-line-dow­ned-by-tower-bombing­-restored-ngcp/­story/?just_in

8. PHL budget deficit narrows as revenues outpace expenses [Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://­business.inquirer.net­/369687/­ph-budget-deficit-nar­rows-as-revenues-out­pace-expenses

9. 357 PDLs freed from BuCor’s 6 facilities [ABS-CBN News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/­2022/10/26/­357-pdls-freed-from-b­ucors-6-facilities/

10. Metro Manila COVID-19 cases on downtrend —OCTA [Inquirer, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/­2022/10/26/­metro-manila-covid-19­-cases-on-downtrend-­octa/

11. Palace: Filled out eArrival Card is no longer mandatory for PH-bound flights [ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/­2022/10/26/­palace-filled-out-ear­rival-card-is-no-lon­ger-mandatory-for-ph­-bound-flights/

 —Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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