(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Sunday, 07 December 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression "WILMA" was estimated based on all available data in the vicinity of Matuguinao, Samar (12.2°N 125.0°E) with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 75 km/h. It is moving West Northwestward at 15 km/h. Shear Line affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon. Northeast Monsoon affecting the rest of Luzon. Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds from northeast to northwest will prevail over the western sections of Mindanao with moderate to rough seas (1.2 to 3.1 meters). Elsewhere, moderate winds from the northwest to southwest to southeast with moderate seas (1.2 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Monday, October 24, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)     

24 October 2022, Monday, as of 9AM

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1. Cascolan appointed as DOH undersecretary

-Ex-PNP chief joins DOH: ‘Insult to health experts’

 [CNN PHL Online, ABS-CBN News Online, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar, Inquirer, One News, Cebu Daily News] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/23/ex-pnp-chief-cascolan-appointed-as-new-doh-undersecretary/

2. Plane overshoots runway at Mactan Cebu International Airport

[ABS-CBN News Online, GMA News Online, Rappler, CNN PHL Online, PhilStar, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/24/22/plane-overshoots-runway-in-cebu

3. Marcos: MassKara Festival signifies PH is ready to return to pre-pandemic activities

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

https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/23/masskara-festival-signifies-ph-is-ready-to-return-to-pre-pandemic-activities/

4. 11 cops relieved of duty over alleged involvement in abductions

[GMA News Online, PhilStar, CNN PHL Online, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/849044/11-cops-relieved-of-duty-over-alleged-involvement-in-abductions/story/

5. AGRICULTURE

-Agri dept releases P88 million aid for farmers in Negros Occidental

-Marcos orders all pig breeding sites in Western Visayas tested for ASF

-Salceda asks PBBM: Push zero tariffs for bananas in Japan

-DA gets P2 billion vs smuggling, disease entry

-Bongbong Marcos leads aid distribution in Talisay City, Negros Occidental

-Agri modernization, climate risks top Asean labor agenda

 [ABS-CBN News Online, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar,  Inquirer, BusinessMirror] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/24/22/da-releases-p88-m-aid-for-negros-occidental-farmers

6. North, South Korea trade warning shots on maritime border

[ABS-CBN News Online, GMA News Online, PhilStar, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/849049/north-south-korea-trade-warning-shots-on-maritime-border/story/?just_in

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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