(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 30 August 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 435 km West of Sangley Pt, Cavite City, Cavite (14.1°N, 116.9°E). Southwest Monsoon affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. π—”π—™π—™π—˜π—–π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—¦π—¬π—¦π—§π—˜π— : Southwest Monsoon ang makaapekto sa rehiyon sa Caraga.


TOP STORIES - Friday, November 4, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

4 November 2022, Friday, as of 9AM

1. Marcos vows to work with 'steadfast' partner Japan in areas of mutual interest [BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Times, Philstar, SunStar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/850265/marcos-vows-to-work-with-steadfast-partner-japan-in-areas-of-mutual-interest/story/

2. SWS: 60% of Filipinos in favor of SIM card registration law [Inquirer, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/850230/sws-60-of-filipinos-in-favor-of-sim-card-registration-law/story/

3. Free LRT rides for students end Nov. 5 [Abante, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/11/4/LRT-free-rides-for-students-end-Nov.-5.html

4. Assistance to 'Paeng' victims:

-DBM: P6.8-B calamity fund available

-Pag-IBIG offers calamity loan for storm victims

-Pimentel: Re-channel non-essential expenditures to calamity response

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/850219/dbm-p6-8-b-calamity-fund-available/story/

5. DOH reports 782 new COVID-19 cases, less than 1,000 for 3rd day [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/03/22/doh-reports-782-new-covid-cases-less-than-1k-for-3rd-day

6. 21 illegal Chinese POGO workers deported [CNN PHL, Inquirer, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/11/04/2221338/21-chinese-pogo-workers-deported

7. Bangsamoro gov’t declares Nov. 7 a special holiday in BARMM [Remate, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1689107/bangsamoro-govt-declares-nov-7-a-special-holiday-in-barmm

8. NPA force:

-From 89 in 2018, AFP says NPA guerrilla fronts now reduced to 24

-AFP chief: Active communist guerilla fronts down to 5

-NPA only has around 1,800 firearms in its arsenal — AFP chief

[CNN PHL, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/03/from-89-in-2018-afp-says-npa-guerrilla-fronts-now-reduced-to-24/

 —Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—