(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 13 August 2025) Southwest Monsoon affecting the western section of Luzon. TC Information TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PODUL (2511) LOCATION: 1,875 KM EAST OF EXTREME NORTHERN LUZON (21.5°N, 139.9°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 110 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 135 KM/H MOVEMENT: WESTWARD AT 15 KM/H. 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 partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 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 South will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 1.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Thursday, December 01, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

1 December 2022, Thursday, as of 5PM

 1. Marcos visits Kadiwa stalls at QC:

-Marcos repeats promise, says Philippines ‘getting closer’ to P20/kilo rice

-Marcos: Supplies at Kadiwa stalls sufficient until February or March 2023

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, DZMM, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Rappler, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/01/2227795/marcos-repeats-promise-philippines-getting-closer-p20kilo-rice

2. West PHL Sea:

-Marcos: China's claims in West Philippine Sea a 'roadblock' to joint oil exploration

-Marcos on WPS oil exploration: It’s important for us than it is for China

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/853177/marcos-china-s-claims-in-west-philippine-sea-a-roadblock-to-joint-oil-exploration/story/?just_in

3. Foreign relations:

-Marcos says US requests, proposals on EDCA under review

-Marcos: Mutual Defense Treaty with US under continuous ‘evolution’

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Rappler, ABSCBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/853181/marcos-says-us-

requests-proposals-on-edca-under-review/story/

4. Marcos 'happy' with performance of DOH, DND officers-in-charge

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/853185/marcos-happy-with-performance-of-doh-dnd-officers-in-charge/story/?just_in

5. Human trafficking at NAIA:

-BI sees no links among personnel to Myanmar trafficking scheme

-BI: Airport officials reshuffle ongoing amid Myanmar human trafficking issue

-BI says coordination underway for human trafficking scheme probe

-MIAA drops baggage screening in airport protocols

-Remulla asks NBI to investigate fake passes at BI

[DZBB, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/12/01/22/bi-sees-no-links-among-personnel-to-myanmar-trafficking-scheme

6. NGCP places Luzon grid under yellow alert [Inquirer, News5, Philstar, DZBB, DZMM, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/853186/ngcp-places-luzon-grid-under-yellow-alert/story/?just_in

7. Month-long 24/7 free rides on EDSA Busway starts [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Rappler, Manila Times] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/12/01/latest-stories/month-long-247-free-rides-on-edsa-busway-starts/1868572

8. PHL receives 86,000 HIV viral load testing cartridges from US gov’t [ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, News5, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/01/ph-receives-86000-hiv-viral-load-testing-cartridges-from-us-govt/

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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