(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 09 December 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression "WILMA" was estimated based on all available data in the vicinity of Matuguinao, Samar (12.2°N 125.0°E) with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 75 km/h. It is moving West Northwestward at 15 km/h. Shear Line affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon. Northeast Monsoon affecting the rest of Luzon. Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds from northeast to northwest will prevail over the western sections of Mindanao with moderate to rough seas (1.2 to 3.1 meters). Elsewhere, moderate winds from the northwest to southwest to southeast with moderate seas (1.2 to 2.5 meters).


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—