(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 19 July 2025) As of 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression “CRISING” was located at 530 km east of Juban, Sorsogon (13.0°N, 128.9°E). It has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving west-northwest at 15 km/h. Tropical Depression Crising is currently affecting Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte, while the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect the rest of Mindanao. Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to TD Crising. Flash floods or landslides are possible during moderate to at times heavy rainfall. Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and the rest of Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms caused by the Southwest Monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, also due to the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be moderate from the southwest to west, with moderate seas (wave height: 1.2 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

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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

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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

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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

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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—


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