(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 19 July 2025) As of 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression “CRISING” was located at 530 km east of Juban, Sorsogon (13.0°N, 128.9°E). It has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving west-northwest at 15 km/h. Tropical Depression Crising is currently affecting Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte, while the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect the rest of Mindanao. Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to TD Crising. Flash floods or landslides are possible during moderate to at times heavy rainfall. Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and the rest of Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms caused by the Southwest Monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, also due to the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be moderate from the southwest to west, with moderate seas (wave height: 1.2 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Wednesday, November 16, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

16 November 2022, Wednesday, as of 5PM

1. Bongbong Marcos departs PH to join APEC Summit in Thailand

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

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/208363/marcos-jr-departs-ph-to-join-apec-summit-in-thailand

2. KADIWA NG PASKO LAUNCHING

-'Mahirap ang naging buhay': Marcos says more 'Kadiwa' stalls to sell cheaper produce

- Marcos: Kadiwa ng Pasko stores to sell cheaper goods, rice at P25 per kilo

-Caloocan gov’t launches ‘Kadiwa ng Pasko’ project

-First Lady launches ‘Kadiwa ng Pasko’ caravan in Parañaque

[ABS-CBN News Online, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/16/22/marcos-more-kadiwa-stalls-to-sell-cheaper-produce

3. We are close to achieving P20 rice per kilo, Marcos says

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

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/11/16/marcos-rice-per-kilo-price-20.html

4. Marcos adds more holidays for 2023

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/851601/marcos-adds-more-holidays-for-2023/story/?just_in

5. 2 UN special rapporteurs to visit Philippines; CHR urges gov't to invite more

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/16/22/2-un-special-rapporteurs-to-visit-philippines

6. Reso creating oversight panel on intel, confi funds filed in Senate

 [GMA News Online, ABS-CBN News Online, Inquirer, CNN PHL Online]

 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/851638/reso-creating-oversight-panel-on-intel-confi-funds-filed-in-senate/story/?just_in

7. OMBUDSMAN SUSPENDS NIA ADMINISTRATOR

-Suspended NIA administrator denies charges in Ombudsman case

-Suspended NIA chief calls for speedy disposition of complaint vs. employees

-Antiporda says NIA workers' complaints part of 'smear campaign'

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

https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/16/suspended-nia-administrator-denies-charges-in-ombudsman-case/

8. Vhong Navarro to be transferred to BJMP Taguig City Jail – NBI

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

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/472486/vhong-navarro-to-be-transferred-to-bjmp-taguig-city-jail-nbi

9. Trump launches 2024 US presidential run, getting jump on rivals

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/851587/trump-launches-2024-us-presidential-run-getting-jump-on-rivals/story/?just_in

10. Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA's moon program

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

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/world/2022/11/16/artemis-1-launch-nasa.html

11. Brownlee’s PH naturalization application moves forward in House

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

https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/16/brownlees-ph-naturalization-application-moves-forward-in-house/

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