(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 09 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 - Wednesday, November 2, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

2 November 2022, Wednesday, as of 5PM

1. Marcos places four Paeng-hit regions under state of calamity

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/850068/marcos-places-four-paeng-hit-regions-under-state-of-calamity/story/1

2. 'Paeng' aftermath

-Death toll from Paeng rises to 121; affected individuals now over 3 million

-Senate panel open to adjusting budget for calamity aids in 2023 due to recent typhoons — Angara

-Paeng-hit power facilities back to normal operation

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1688284/paeng-deaths-rise-to-121-affected-individuals-now-over-3-million

3. 94 percent of NCR schools back to full face to face learning - DepEd

-First day of return to full face-to-face classes orderly so far — DepEd

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/02/22/94-percent-of-ncr-schools-back-to-full-f2f-learning

4. Percy Lapid slay

-Percy Lapid killing: Alleged masterminds named; murder charges to be filed — brother

-Forensic expert Fortun ready to defend findings in autopsy of Lapid slay ‘middleman’

-Young family member of slain Percy Lapid in Tuguegarao City not spared from threats

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/02/22/percy-lapid-slay-alleged-masterminds-named-murder-charges-to-be-filed-brother

5. SWS: 2.9 million Filipino families still hungry in Q3

[PhilStar, Inquirer, Manila times] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/11/02/2220995/sws-29-million-filipino-families-still-hungry-q3

6. Angara sees filing of Senate panel report on P5.268T 2023 nat’l budget by next week

[Inquirer, GMA News, DZMM] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1688343/angara-sees-filing-of-senate-panel-report-on-p5-268t-2023-natl-budget-by-next-week

7. Vico Sotto leaves Aksyon Demokratiko, cites political differences

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/02/22/vico-sotto-leaves-aksyon-demokratiko

8. N. Korea fires more than 10 missiles, one close to S. Korea

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

https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/02/n-korean-missile-lands-close-to-s-korean-waters-for-first-time-seoul-military-says/

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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