(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 12 July 2025) The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect Mindanao. FORECAST: The Zamboanga Peninsula will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. These conditions may lead to possible flash floods or landslides, especially during moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms also influenced by the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be light to moderate from the southwest, with slight to moderate seas (wave height between 0.6 to 2.1 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—


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