(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 23 December 2025) Shear Line affecting the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon. Northeast Monsoon affecting the rest of Northern Luzon. Easterlies affecting the rest of the country. Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte will be cloudy with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Easterlies. 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 caused by 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 - Monday, January 23, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

23 January 2023, Monday, as of 9AM

1. Makabayan solons seek 'immediate' suspension of onion importation [BusinessMirror, CNN PHL, GMA News, Malaya, Philstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/858289/makabayan-solons-seek-immediate-suspension-of-onion-importation/story/?just_in

2. DILG orders probe on reported harassment of onion farmer in Pangasinan [DZBB, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/22/23/dilg-orders-probe-on-reported-harassment-of-onion-farmer

3. Galvez attends his first flag raising ceremony as DND chief  [Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1617319388197326849

4. SC to resume oral arguments on NCAP [BusinessMirror, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1719724/sc-to-resume-oral-arguments-on-ncap

5. Sulu elections:

-Low voter registration in Sulu partly due to unopposed bets –COMELEC exec

-Brownouts remain an election concern in Sulu, says COMELEC

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1719711/low-voter-registration-in-sulu-partly-due-to-unopposed-bets-comelec-exec

6. DICT: Registered SIM cards now over 23M [CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/22/dict-registered-sim-cards-now-over-23m/

7. LPA trough, Amihan to cause rains over parts of the country [Inquirer, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/858285/lpa-trough-amihan-to-cause-rains-over-parts-of-the-country/story/?just_in

8. 4.7 magnitude earthquake rocks Tarragona, Davao Oriental [CNN PHL, Inquirer] https://twitter.com/inquirerdotnet/status/1617304572426588160

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