(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 12 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 - Wednesday, October 19, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

19 October 2022, Wednesday, as of 5PM

 1. Percy Lapid slay

-Murder complaint filed vs. self-confessed gunman, 3 others in Percy Lapid slay

-Crime scene walkthrough with alleged gunman matched CCTV footage of Percy Lapid slay —police

-Confessed gunman in Percy Lapid slay had no criminal record - police

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https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/848547/murder-complaint-filed-vs-self-confessed-gunman-3-others-in-percy-lapid-slay/story/

2. Tropical depression 'Obet'

-Obet to bring heavy rains in parts of northern Luzon

-PAGASA may raise wind signals on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning due to cyclone ‘Obet’

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/19/22/obet-to-bring-heavy-rains-in-parts-of-luzon

3.  Magnitude 5.5 quake jolts Matanao, Davao del Sur

[ABS-CBN News, Sunstar, DZMM, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/848591/magnitude-5-5-quake-jolts-matanao-davao-del-sur/story/

4. 'Maymay', 'Neneng' damage to agriculture reaches P355.63M

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

https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/10/19/latest-stories/maymay-neneng-damage-to-agriculture-reaches-p35563m/1862842

5. Marcos vows to support PCG’s modernization efforts

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/848546/marcos-vows-to-support-pcg-s-modernization-efforts/story/

6. Sara Duterte: Face-to-face classes ‘best option’ for students

-Face-to-face classes policy stays despite detection of XBB virus subvariant – DepEd

-DepEd: Public schools can also apply for hybrid learning set-ups after Nov. 2

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/848558/sara-duterte-face-to-face-classes-best-option-for-students/story/

7. Philippines begins deporting Chinese workers from unlicensed POGOs

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/19/22/philippines-to-deport-6-ex-pogo-workers

8. Former BuCor OIC to testify again in De Lima drug case

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

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/10/19/Leila-de-Lima-Rafael-Ragos.html

9. BSP data: September balance of payments deficit biggest in 19 months

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Daily Tribune] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/848569/bsp-data-september-balance-of-payments-deficit-biggest-in-19-months/story/

10. Jinggoy Estrada: Just airing frustration but no plans to suggest ban of K-dramas

[Inquirer, PhilStar, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Rappler] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1681931/jinggoy-estrada-just-airing-frustration-but-no-plans-to-suggest-ban-of-k-dramas

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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