(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 15 July 2025) The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect Mindanao. FORECAST: The Zamboanga Peninsula will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. These conditions may lead to possible flash floods or landslides, especially during moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms also influenced by the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be light to moderate from the southwest, with slight to moderate seas (wave height between 0.6 to 2.1 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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