(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 15 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, November 2, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

2 November 2022, Wednesday, as of 9AM

1. Undas 2022:

-President Marcos, family pay respects to father during ‘Undas’

-Undas observance peaceful —PNP

-More than 400,000 individuals flock to Manila cemeteries on All Saints’ Day

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1688142/president-marcos-family-pay-respects-to-father-during-undas

2. Technical glitch hampers MRT-3 operations as commuters return to NCR after Undas weekend [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/11/2/LTO-NCR-braces-for-influx-of-motorists--commuters-after-Undas.html

3. Some PNR trips delayed due to 'derailment incident' in Sta. Mesa, Manila [News5, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/850045/some-pnr-trips-delayed-due-to-derailment-incident-in-sta-mesa-manila/story/?just_in

4. Marcos Jr. inspects Paeng-hit Maguindanao, cites need to address climate change; wants tree planting included in flood control projects

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/01/22/marcos-jr-cites-need-to-address-climate-change-during-maguindanao-visit

5. Deaths due to Paeng now at 112, says NDRRMC [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Times, Rappler, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1688105/deaths-due-to-paeng-now-at-112-says-ndrrmc

6. Muntinlupa Mayor calls out evacuees for damaging classroom facilities, leaving scattered trash [Inquirer, Philstar, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/11/2/Mayor-calls-out-evacuees-for-damaging-classroom-facilities.html

7. PAGASA: Queenie weakens into LPA; trough triggers rain in parts of PHL [CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1688266/former-td-queenies-trough-triggers-rain-in-parts-of-ph

8. Philippines reports 676 new COVID cases, lowest since June [Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/01/22/ph-reports-676-new-covid-cases-lowest-since-june

9. Wearing a mask in classrooms will be optional —DepEd [GMA News, Business Mirror, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1688136/deped-allows-voluntary-use-of-face-masks-inside-classrooms

10. WHO says monkeypox remains global health emergency [Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/healthandwellness/850026/who-says-monkeypox-remains-global-health-emergency/story/

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—