(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 25 July 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 135 km West Southwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro (13.1°N, 120.0°E). Meanwhile, another LPA was estimated based on all available data at 880 km East of Eastern Visayas (11.1°N, 133.8°E). 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—œπ—‘π—— 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π—–π—’π—”π—¦π—§π—”π—Ÿ π—ͺπ—”π—§π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Light to Moderate winds coming from Southwest to Southeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 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

[GMA News, Rappler, Philstar, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU

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

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU

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

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News,  Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

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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