(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 05 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 9, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

9 January 2023, Monday, as of 9AM

1. Marcos on Feast of Black Nazarene: ‘Find new meaning’ in our passions, sufferings [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/856744/marcos-on-feast-of-black-nazarene-embolden-love-hope-and-compassion/story/

2. Feast of Black Nazarene activities:

-‘Walk of Faith’ draws only a fraction of pre-pandemic Nazarene crowd

-69 receive medical attention from MMDA amid Black Nazarene activities

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, One News, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714051/walk-of-faith-draws-only-a-fraction-of-pre-pandemic-nazarene-devotees

3. AFP units back Centino amid talk of unrest [ABS-CBN News, News5, One News, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714054/afp-units-back-centino-amid-talk-of-unrest

4. President appoints former DBM official to CHR [Manila Standard, Manila Times, CNN PHL, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714064/president-appoints-former-dbm-official-to-chr

5. BOC, PDEA seize ‘shabu’ worth P13.8M, 2 suspects arrested [Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714013/boc-pdea-seize-shabu-worth-p13-8m-2-suspects-arrested

6. Trough of LPA to bring rains to VisMin —PAGASA [Inquirer, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/01/09/23/trough-of-lpa-to-bring-rains-to-vismin-pagasa

7. Dams stop spill but floods persist in Bulacan, Isabela, Cagayan [CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714035/dams-stop-spill-but-floods-persist-in-bulacan-isabela

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