(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 15 September 2025) Easterlies continue to affect Mindanao. Severe Tropical Storm TAPAH (formerly “Lannie”) – Outside PAR as of 3:00 AM today Location: 910 km west of Extreme Northern Luzon (20.8°N, 113.1°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 95 km/h near the center Gustiness: Up to 115 km/h Movement: North-northwestward at 15 km/h 🔹 Forecast: CARAGA Region: Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Easterlies. Moderate to heavy rains may cause flash floods and landslides in some areas. Rest of Mindanao: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms also due to Easterlies. Winds and Seas: Light to moderate winds from the east to northeast. Coastal waters will be slight to moderate (wave heights: 0.6 – 1.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Tuesday, October 25, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

25 October 2022, Tuesday, as of 5PM

1. Mask mandate:

-Philippines to make indoor face mask use voluntary

-DOH urges public to assess ‘individual risk’ as easing of indoor mask mandate looms

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/849181/philippines-to-scrap-mandatory-face-mask-use-indoors/story/

2. No ‘rebranding’ of martial law as ‘DepEd has no time for historical revisionism’ —VP Sara [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Rappler, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1684582/sara-duterte-no-rebranding-of-martial-law-as-deped-has-no-time-for-historical-revisionism

3. Percy Lapid slay:

-Sister of 'middleman' in Percy Lapid slay now under witness protection

-Forensic expert Fortun to conduct second autopsy on body of Lapid slay ‘middleman’

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, RMN News, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/25/2219206/sister-middleman-percy-lapid-slay-now-under-witness-protection

4. Marcos reappoints Santiago as PPA general manager [DZBB, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Times] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/10/25/latest-stories/marcos-reappoints-santiago-as-ppa-general-manager/1863634

5. NGCP tower bombed, parts of Mindanao without power [DZBB, Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/25/22/ngcp-tower-bombed-parts-of-mindanao-without-power

6. LPA off Eastern Visayas may develop into tropical depression within 72 hours [DZBB, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/849188/lpa-off-eastern-visayas-may-develop-into-tropical-depression-within-72-hours/story/

7. Around 17% of young Filipinos aged 15 to 24 have thought of suicide —DOH exec [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, News5, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/25/around-17-of-young-filipinos-aged-15-to-24-have-thought-of-suicide-doh-exec/

8. Business groups support POGO phaseout [Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/849211/business-groups-support-pogo-phaseout/story/?just_in

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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