(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 14 August 2025) Southwest Monsoon affecting the western section of Luzon. TC Information TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PODUL (2511) LOCATION: 1,875 KM EAST OF EXTREME NORTHERN LUZON (21.5°N, 139.9°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 110 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 135 KM/H MOVEMENT: WESTWARD AT 15 KM/H. 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 Localized Thunderstorms. 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 Southwest to South will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 1.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Wednesday, December 28, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

28 December 2022, Wednesday, as of 5PM

1. Sim Card Registration Law

-NTC orders telcos to report details, actions taken to address SIM registration issues

-NTC forms task force to monitor SIM card registration

-SIM registration will not prevent text scams, spams - lawyer

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

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/28/NTC-telco-order-SIM-registration-issues.html

2. Marcos picks Richard Bachmann as new chief of PHL sports commission: Palace

[News5, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, PhilStar]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/28/22/marcos-picks-dickie-bachmann-as-new-psc-chief-palace

3. DOTr to privatize EDSA carousel to 'conform to international standards'

-DOTr opens additional EDSA carousel bus stop in Tramo in Pasay

[Rappler, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, PhilStar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/28/2233828/dotr-privatize-edsa-carousel-conform-international-standards

4. Tourism revenues hit P149 billion under Marcos as of Nov: Palace

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/28/22/tourism-revenues-hit-p149-b-under-marcos-palace

5. Davao Provinces brace for heavy rains, flooding as LPA looms

-Donation drives launched for flash flood victims in Mindanao

-China extends sympathies to victims of flooding in Visayas, Mindanao

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1709826/fwd-floods-likely-as-lpa-triggers-heavy-rain

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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