(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 02 June 2023) Southwest Monsoon affecting the country. ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAWAR {2302} (FORMERLY "BETTY") LOCATION: 945 KM NORTHEAST OF EXTREME NORTHERN LUZON (26.9°N, 128.3°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 95 KM/H GUSTINESS: UP TO 145 KM/H MOVEMENT: NORTHEASTWARD AT 25 KM/H FOR. Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. Moderate to Strong winds coming from South to Southwest will prevail with Moderate to Rough seas (1.2 to 2.8 meters).


TOP STORIES - Saturday, December 10, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

10 December 2022, Saturday, as of 4PM

1. P6.2B yield eyed from PBBM’s Belgium trip

[Philippine Star, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/10/2229780/p62-billion-investment-deals-seen-marcos-brussels-trip

2. Sovereign wealth fund bill gets major amendments amid issues

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Rappler, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/12/10/22/sovereign-wealth-fund-bill-gets-major-amendments

3. US sanctions Apollo Quiboloy over ‘serious human rights abuse’

 [Rappler, GMA News, Philippine Star, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN Phl] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.rappler.com/nation/united-states-imposes-sanctions-quiboloy-serious-human-rights-abuse/

4. Protesters mark International Human Rights Day

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN Philippines, DZMM & DZBB online] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1703705/progressive-groups-call-for-justice-during-international-human-rights-day

5. 45% Filipinos optimistic for year ahead –SWS poll

[Inquirer, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1703574/filipinos-still-mostly-optimistic-says-poll

6. Magnitude 5.6 quake jolts Davao Oriental

[Manila Bulletin, CNN Philippines, GMA News, Inquirer, Philippine Star, ABS-CBN News, Rappler] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/10/magnitude-5-6-quake-jolts-davao-oriental-phivolcs-2/

7. Signal 1 up over 3 Luzon areas due to Tropical Depression ‘Rosal’ 

[CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Philippine Star] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/10/rosal-pagasa-tropical-depression-typhoon.html

8. Authorities seize P17.04M worth of illegal drugs in 6 air parcels

[GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, DZMM & DZBB online] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/854076/authorities-intercept-p17-04m-worth-of-illegal-drugs-in-6-air-parcels/story/?just_in

9. Another round of oil price cut expected next week

[CNN Philippines, GMA News, Philippine Star, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/10/oil-price-forecast-december-10.html

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit

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