(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 25 July 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 135 km West Southwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro (13.1°N, 120.0°E). Meanwhile, another LPA was estimated based on all available data at 880 km East of Eastern Visayas (11.1°N, 133.8°E). 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 cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. 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 Southeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Friday, January 13, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

13 January 2023, Friday, as of 9AM

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Dir. Gen. Manuel Antonio Tamayo attends an inquiry conducted by the Senate Committee on Public Services on the power outage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that cancelled, diverted or delayed 361 flights to and from Manila on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2023. —Senate PRIB

1. Aviation glitch probe: CAAP castigated for lax security [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1715983/aviation-glitch-probe-caap-castigated-for-lax-security

2. Defense chief denies unrest, but admits 3-year term for officials may lead to stagnation, demoralization [CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1715913/galvez-denies-unrest-but-admits-3-year-term-for-commanders-may-lead-to-stagnation-demoralization

3. DFA 'not expecting anything' on issue of Marcoses Swiss accounts during Davos visit [Manila Times, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/12/23/dfa-marcoses-swiss-accounts-a-non-issue-when-he-visits-davos

4. Cancer fund misuse:

-DOH employee files complaint vs. higher-ups over cancer funds

-DOH says it acted in cancer patients’ ‘best interest’

[Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/12/DOH-employee-files-complaint-vs.-higher-ups-over-cancer-funds.html

5. Health expert hopes bivalent vaccines can help increase PHL’s COVID-19 booster uptake [CNN PHL, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/12/health-expert-hopes-bivalent-vaccines-can-help-increase-phs-covid-19-booster-uptake/

6. Supreme Court upholds inclusion of Cotabato City in Bangsamoro region [BusinessWorld, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/13/Supreme-Court-upholds-inclusion-of-Cotabato-City-in-Bangsamoro-region.html

7. 3 cops convicted over Quezon town mayor’s son slay [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/01/13/2237194/quezon-town-mayors-son-slay-3-cops-convicted

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