(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 9, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

9 December 2022, Friday, as of 9AM

1. PHL remains hotspot for child sexual exploitation - UN rapporteur, DOJ chief [Manila Bulletin, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/9/PH-remains-hotspot-for-child-sexual-exploitation.html

2. OCTA survey: Soaring commodity prices most urgent concern of Filipinos [Philstar, GMA News, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/8/soaring-commodity-price-most-urgent-concern.html

3. Qatar accident:

-DFA confirms death of Pinoy worker in Qatar

-Qatar probing Filipino death at World Cup training site

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

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/8/DFA-confirms-death-of-Pinoy-worker-in-Qatar.html

4. HFMD cases continue to rise; Outbreak may be declared [ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/09/2229554/hfmd-cases-continue-rise

5. Trough of LPA to bring scattered rains over parts of north Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao [Manila Times, Rappler, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/853961/trough-of-lpa-to-bring-scattered-rains-over-parts-of-north-luzon-visayas-mindanao/story/

6. Singer Jovit Baldivino passes away at 29 [Daily Tribune, DWIZ, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/853970/singer-jovit-baldivino-passes-away-at-29/story/

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—