(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 18 February 2025) Shear Line affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Mindanao. Northeast Monsoon affecting Extreme Northern Luzon. 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 Easterlies. 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 East to Northeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Tuesday, December 27, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

27 December 2022, Tuesday, as of 9AM

1. Mandatory SIM registration begins

-Server issues mar early hours of SIM registration

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

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/27/SIM-card-registration-error-Globe-Smart.html

2. Reported death toll due to heavy rains, floods rises to 13 —NDRRMC

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/855570/reported-death-toll-due-to-heavy-rains-floods-rises-to-13-ndrrmc/story/?just_in

3. Philippines records 5,690 new COVID cases, 172 deaths in past week

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/26/22/doh-5690-covid-cases-172-deaths-logged-in-past-week

4. Senate to prioritize Maharlika fund, public health bills in 2023

[CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/27/Senate-2023-priority-bills.html

5. Gas, kerosene prices up; diesel down

[PhilStar, Inquirer, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/27/2233461/gas-kerosene-prices-up-diesel-down

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—