(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 - Thursday, December 29, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

29 December 2022, Thursday, as of 9AM

1. Death toll from heavy rains, floods during holiday weekend rises to 32

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

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/29/NDRRMC-holiday-floods-death-toll-at-32.html

2. Low pressure area, amihan to bring more rains ahead of New Year

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, DZBB] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/29/22/lpa-amihan-to-bring-more-rains-ahead-of-new-year

3. Prices of rice, onions soar

-High prices? Don’t buy onions by the kilo – DA

[Inquirer, One News, Manila Times, PhilStar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/12/29/news/prices-of-rice-onions-soar/1872033

4. Ex-Customs exec is new Office of Civil Defense administrator

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, News5, DZRH] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1709954/ex-customs-exec-named-as-new-office-of-civil-defense-administrator

5. Globe, Smart, DITO lists over 2 million SIM cards over first 2 days of registration

[GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/855721/globe-smart-dito-lists-over-2-million-sim-cards-over-first-2-days-of-registration/story/

6. Makabayan bloc files reso urging gov’t, NDFP to restart peace talks

[Inquirer, BusinessMirror, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/12/29/makabayan-resume-grp-ndfp-peace-talks/

7. SC orders PhilHealth execs to return unauthorized P83-M in benefits

[PhilStar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/2022/12/29/2233929/petisyon-na-bigyan-ng-p83-milyong-mga-philhealth-officials-ibinasura-ng-sc

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—