(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Sunday, 01 October 2023) Trough of a Low Pressure Area (LPA) affecting the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. Southwest Monsoon affecting the western sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. 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 Trough of LPA /Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds coming from Southwest to West will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.1 meters).


TOP STORIES - Tuesday, December 27, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

27 December 2022, Tuesday, as of 5PM

1. Mandatory SIM registration

-DICT launches 24/7 SIM registration complaint center

-Telcos face glitches as SIM card registration begins

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/855583/dict-launches-24-7-sim-registration-complaint-center/story/

2. Marcos holding meetings on immediate response to widespread floods, says Palace

-Christmas floods' damage to agriculture pegged at P59.8M — NDRRMC

-PAGASA: Rainy weather to persist in parts of PH due to shear line

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

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/27/marcos-holding-meetings-for-flooding-response-says-palace/

3. FDA grants emergency use authorization for bivalent vaccines of Pfizer, Moderna—DOH

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, DWIZ, ONE News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/27/fda-grants-emergency-use-authorization-for-bivalent-vaccines-of-pfizer-moderna-doh/

4. DOH asks Marcos to extend COVID-19 state of calamity

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/27/22/doh-to-marcos-extend-covid-19-state-of-calamity

5. DOH: Fireworks-related injuries climb to 25

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

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/27/marcos-holding-meetings-for-flooding-response-says-palace/

6. DA says no plan to import onions as prices hit P500/kg

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/855592/da-says-no-plan-to-import-onions-as-prices-hit-p500-kg/story/

7. Pasig gov't orders closure of online gambling establishments

[GMA News, Inquirer, ANC Alerts] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/855607/pasig-gov-t-orders-closure-of-online-gambling-establishments/story/?just_in

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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