(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 21 October 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression "KRISTINE" was estimated based on all available data at 1,070 km East of Southeastern Luzon (13.8°N, 134.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving West Southwestward at 30 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 Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Trough of TD Kristine. 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 West to Southwest will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 2.1 meters).


TOP STORIES - Monday, January 16, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

16 January 2023, Monday, as of 9AM

1. Marcos' trip to Switzerland:

-Marcos arrives in Switzerland for World Economic Forum

-Marcos to pitch PHL development initiatives at WEF in Davos

-Fighter jets escort PBBM, Speaker's plane to Switzerland

[Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/857523/marcos-arrives-in-switzerland-for-world-economic-forum/story/

2. Agricultural woes:

-Marcos says government had no choice but to import onions to meet demand

-Marcos renews call for BOC digitalization vs smuggling

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/857527/marcos-says-government-had-no-choice-but-import-onions-to-meet-demand/story/?just_in

3. Marcos denies snubbing Ukraine request for phone call with Zelensky [Manila Bulletin, News5, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/16/23/marcos-denies-snubbing-zelensky-phone-call-request

4. West PHL Sea:

-Marcos clarifies ‘fishing partnership’ with China in South China Sea

-Group urges AΓ±o to lay out West Philippine Sea security plans

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/15/marcos-clarifies-fishing-partnership-with-china-in-south-china-sea/

5. Marcos explains AΓ±o, Galvez, Centino appointments [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/15/marcos-explains-ano-galvez-centino-appointments/

6. PHL airspace shutdown:

-Poe wants independent probe on Philippine airspace shutdown

-Poe asks CAAP chief to inhibit from probe of New Year’s Day air traffic mess

[DZBB, Inquirer, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/857493/poe-wants-independent-probe-on-philippine-airspace-shutdown/story/

7. Luzon rains:

-LPA dumps rain in Metro Manila, other parts of Luzon

-Few PAL Express flights cancelled due to bad weather

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/01/16/2237976/lpa-dumps-rain-metro-manila-other-parts-luzon

8. 6.0-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra —USGS [News5, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/16/23/60-magnitude-quake-hits-off-indonesias-sumatra-usgs

9. Magnitude 5.1 quake hits Leyte, aftershocks expected [Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/15/23/magnitude-51-quake-hits-leyte

10. PHL detects 279 fresh COVID-19 cases [GMA News, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/15/ph-detects-279-fresh-covid-19-cases/

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