(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 06 January 2026) Shear Line affecting Palawan and Visayas. Northeast Monsoon affecting the rest of Luzon. Easterlies affecting Mindanao. Caraga, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental and Zamboanga del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Easterlies. Possible flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains. Rest of Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms caused by Easterlies. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds from northeast to north prevails over the eastern section with moderate to rough seas (2.1 to 3.5 meters). Elsewhere, light to moderate winds from the northeast to north with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Monday, January 16, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

16 January 2023, Monday, as of 5PM

1. Senate hearing on surging price of onions

-Senators, farmers confront DA over onion crisis, blame agency's 'poor planning'

-Senators slam BOC for investigating PAL crew's undeclared onions

-‘Huwag na lang tayong kumain ng onion’: Villar chides FTI execs over onion purchase

-Official says BOC also intercepted ‘smuggled’ agri products in high seas

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, GMA News, News5, Rappler, BusinessMirror, CNN PHL, PhilStar]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/16/23/senators-farmers-blame-da-poor-planning-for-onion-crisis 

2. Despite 2-person minority, Pimentel says whole Senate will scrutinize proposed Maharlika fund

-Premature to present Maharlika wealth fund at WEF, says Hontiveros

[CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar, Inquirer]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/16/Senate-scrutinize-Maharlika-Investment-Fund.html

3. Death toll from recent weather disturbances rises to 28

[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, PhilStar, Inquirer]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/01/16/2237989/death-toll-recent-weather-disturbances-rises-28

4. COVID-19 infection

-DOH: Nearly 3,000 COVID-19 cases reported in past week

-COVID-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila low at 3.7% — OCTA

[Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar, Rappler]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/01/16/2238017/doh-nearly-3000-covid-19-cases-reported-past-week

5. Pump price hike set Tuesday

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/857538/pump-price-hike-set-tuesday/story/?just_in

6. OFW remittances rose by 5.8% in Nov 2022

[Inquirer, Manila Times, GMA News]

https://business.inquirer.net/382489/ofw-remittances-rose-by-5-8-in-nov-2022

7. Progressive groups storm DA office amid rising inflation, Marcos foreign trips

[News5, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1717076/fwd-progressive-groups-storm-da-office-amid-rising-inflation-marcos-foreign-trips

8. 97% of PNP generals, full colonels submitted courtesy resignations —Azurin

[Inquirer, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/857541/97-of-pnp-generals-full-colonels-submitted-courtesy-resignations-azurin/story/?just_in

9. Baguio Mayor Magalong slams Badoy for ‘red-tagging’

[Inquirer, News5, PhilStar, Rappler]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1717002/baguio-mayor-magalong-slams-badoy-for-red-tagging

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