(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, December 02, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

2 December 2022, Friday, as of 5PM

1. Gov‘t launches eTravel platform for travelers, returning residents to Philippines [Bombo Radyo, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/853298/gov-t-launches-etravel-platform-for-travelers-returning-residents-to-philippines/story/

2. Marcos tells new envoys: Look for business opportunities, partnerships for PHL [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Radyo Inquirer, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/02/marcos-tells-new-envoys-look-for-business-opportunities-partnerships-for-ph/

3. BFAR announces moratorium on crackdown vs imported fish sellers [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar, Manila Times] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/12/02/news/bfar-announces-moratorium-on-crackdown-vs-imported-fish-sellers/1868736

4. Missing sabungeros:

-Remulla meets families of missing ‘sabungeros,’ assures speedy investigation, monthly meetings

-Wife of missing cockfighting enthusiast files raps vs suspects in husband's abduction

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

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/02/remulla-meets-families-of-missing-sabungerosassures-speedy-investigation-monthly-meetings/

5. Imee Marcos fears corruption in use of proposed Maharlika Fund [Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/853312/imee-marcos-fears-corruption-in-use-of-proposed-maharlika-fund/story/

6. Roderick Paulate sentenced to up to 62 years in jail for graft [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/12/02/2228033/roderick-paulate-sentenced-62-years-jail-graft

7. Bilibid holds mass burial for 70 inmates [GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/02/2228051/bilibid-holds-mass-burial-70-inmates

8. COVID-19 infection:

-OCTA: Metro Manila daily COVID-19 cases up to 411 as December wave starts

-Expert to public on upcoming holiday gatherings: Observe health protocols

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/02/2228041/octa-metro-manila-daily-covid-19-cases-411-december-wave-starts

9. ‘Queen of Kundiman’ Sylvia La Torre dies at 89 [Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/474766/queen-of-kundiman-sylvia-la-torre-dies-at-89

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—