(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 16 January 2026) Dinagat Islands will experience rains with gusty winds due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. Minimal to minor threat to life and property due to strong winds. Northern Mindanao and the rest of Caraga will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. The eastern section of Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds from west to southwest with moderate to rough seas (2.1 to 3.4 meters). The rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate winds from northeast to northwest with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters). At 3:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Storm "ADA" {NOKAEN} was estimated based on all available data at 270 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (12.1°N, 127.9°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. It is moving Northwestward at 20 km/h. Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon.


TOP STORIES – Saturday, December 03, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

3 December 2022, Saturday, as of 4PM

1. Palace: Angping asks Marcos for personal time for self, family [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar, Rappler, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1700725/angping-seeks-time-off-as-marcos-pms-chief

2. DOH: 44 million COVID-19 vaccine doses wasted in PHL [Business Mirror, Cebu Daily News, CNN PHL, GMA News, One News, Manila Bulletin, SunStar, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1700710/doh-44-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-wasted-in-ph

3. Marcos says media important in uniting Filipinos, showing what gov't is doing [Radyo Inquirer, Remate, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/03/22/marcos-jr-says-media-impt-in-showing-what-govt-is-doing

4. Marcos skips GoNegosyo event; First Lady announces P200,000 reward to 9 Kabayan awardees [Inquirer, News5, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://twitter.com/mavgonzales/status/1598946313466707969

5. SWS: 30% of Filipinos say quality of life improved in past 12 months [Daily Tribune, Rappler, GMA News, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/3/sws-quality-of-life-survey-october-2022.html

6. Diesel, gasoline prices may drop as much as P2/liter next week [Manila Bulletin, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/03/22/diesel-gasoline-prices-to-drop-as-much-as-p2liter-next-week

7. P30M worth of ‘smuggled’ onions seized —DA [DWIZ, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/3/DA-seize-30-million-smuggled-onions.html

8. Ex-MMA fighter yields P3.4-M worth of suspected shabu in Cebu City [ABS-CBN News, Cebu Daily News, Philstar, Remate, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/03/ex-mma-fighter-yields-p3-4-m-worth-of-suspected-shabu-in-cebu-city/

9. Folayang falls vs Marques, loses 5th match in MMA [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/853396/edson-marques-tkos-eduard-folayang-in-second-round/story/?just_in

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—