(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 09 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 - Thursday, November 3, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

3 November 2022, Thursday, as of 9AM

1. North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, residents in Japan told to shelter [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar, Rappler] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-multiple-ballistic-missiles-november-3-2022/

2. 'Paeng' aftermath:

-Paeng death toll rises to 122 —NDRRMC

-Maguindanao death toll now at 63, says provincial admin

-Paeng damage, losses to agri climb to P2.74 billion

-NDRRMC: 3.3 million persons affected by Paeng's onslaught

-PAGASA: Rain expected in parts of Visayas, Mindanao due to LPA

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, DZMM, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1688587/paeng-death-toll-rises-to-122-ndrrmc

3. NBI takes custody of person of interest in Percy Lapid slay [DZBB, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/850151/nbi-takes-custody-of-person-of-interest-in-percy-lapid-slay/story/

4. Malacañang approves further easing of Philippine travel requirements [GMA News, Manila Times, Philstar, Rappler] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.rappler.com/nation/malacanang-approves-iatf-move-further-ease-travel-requirements/

5. DOH logs 775 new infections; active cases down to 18,689 [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1688552/doh-logs-775-infections-active-cases-down-to-18689

6. Face mask wearing now voluntary in workplaces in private sector —DOLE [Bombo Radyo, DWIZ, News5, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/02/22/wearing-of-masks-in-workplaces-in-private-sector-now-voluntary-dole

7. Monkeypox mostly spreads before symptoms appear, study suggests [CNN PHL, Philstar, Rappler, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/03/monkeypox-mostly-spreads-before-symptoms-appear-study-suggests/

8. PHL still among world’s worst countries in prosecuting killers of journalists [CNN PHL, Manila Times, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1688502/ph-still-among-worlds-worst-countries-in-prosecuting-killers-of-journalists

 —Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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