(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 18 December 2025) Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting southern Mindanao. Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon. Caraga, Davao Region, Sarangani, South Cotabato, Basilan, and Tawi-Tawi will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms caused to ITCZ. Possible landslides or flashfloods due to moderate to at times heavy rains. Rest of Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Easterlies. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds from the east to northeast with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 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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