(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 - Friday, December 23, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

23 December 2022, Friday, as of 2:30 PM

1. DOJ indicts 6 individuals for kidnapping, illegal detention of 6 sabungeros

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https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/23/2232841/six-indicted-kidnapping-serious-illegal-detention-sabungeros

2. China authorities take over medical supplies production as COVID-19 surges

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https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/855271/china-authorities-take-over-medical-supplies-production-as-covid-19-surges/story/?just_in

3. DOH: 4 cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7 detected in Philippines

[GMA News, Inquirer, Phistar] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1708244/ph-detects-4-omicron-subvariant-bf-7-cases

4. Palace says Marcos' foreign trips generated $23.6-B investment pledges

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https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/23/22/palace-marcos-foreign-trips-bag-236-b-in-pledges

5. PNP: Holiday season crime rate down by 14.42% in December compared to 2021 record

[GMA News, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/855274/pnp-holiday-season-crime-rate-down-by-14-42-in-december-compared-to-2021-record/story/?just_in

 —Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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