(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 09 July 2025) The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect Mindanao. FORECAST: The Zamboanga Peninsula will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. These conditions may lead to possible flash floods or landslides, especially during moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms also influenced by the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be light to moderate from the southwest, with slight to moderate seas (wave height between 0.6 to 2.1 meters).


TOP STORIES - Thursday, October 27, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

27 October 2022, Thursday, as of 9AM

1. Weather update:

-Signal No. 1 hoisted in parts of Samar, as Paeng picks up

-No classes in some areas due to bad weather

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/27/22/signal-no-1-hoisted-in-parts-of-samar-as-paeng-picks-up

2. Abra quake:

-Marcos mulls visiting quake-hit Abra, says NDRRMC chief

-Over 500 aftershocks recorded so far —PHIVOLCS

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

https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/26/marcos-mulls-visiting-quake-hit-abra-says-ndrrmc-chief/

3. Palace working on possible Marcos US state visit [ABS-CBN News, Manila Standard, GMA News, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/27/2219532/palace-working-possible-marcos-us-state-visit

4. Percy Lapid slay:

-Cellphone of middleman in Percy Lapid killing ‘missing’

-BuCor secures 3 inmates who may be involved in Percy Lapid murder

-Percy’s murder prompts lawmaker to revive call for capital punishment

[DZMM, BusinessMirror, Manila Standard, One News, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/849387/cellphone-of-middleman-in-percy-lapid-killing-missing/story/

5. Philippines reports 1,121 new COVID cases, 37 deaths [Manila Bulletin, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/26/22/philippines-reports-1121-new-covid-cases

6. Close to 4,000 cholera cases recorded since January —DOH [GMA News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/26/close-to-4000-cholera-cases-recorded-since-january-doh/

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—