(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 08 July 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the center of the eye of Typhoon "BISING" {DANAS} was estimated based on all available data at 385 km North Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes (24.1°N, 120.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 180 km/h. It is moving Northeastward at 25 km/h. Southwest Monsoon affecting the rest of the country. 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 partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains or thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 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 Southwest to South will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 2.1 meters).


TOP STORIES - Saturday, January 28, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

28 January 2023, Saturday, as of 4PM

1. Oil prices projected to increase anew on Jan. 31 [Inquirer, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/28/23/oil-prices-projected-to-increase-anew-on-jan-31 

2. Remains of slain OFW in Kuwait now in PHL [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, News5, Daily Tribune, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1722265/slain-ofw-ranaras-remains-now-in-ph

3. PHL war on drugs: 

-PHL justice chief says ICC drug war probe ‘not welcome, an irritant’

-CHR: New ICC bid for drug war probe chance to show high-level human rights commitment of PHL

[Inquirer, DZBB, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/858843/ph-justice-chief-says-icc-drug-war-probe-not-welcome-an-irritant/story/?just_in

4. Palace warns public vs scams offering positions in gov't [News5, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/28/Palace-warns-scam-offers-government-positions.html

5. SC: TRAIN law constitutional [GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/01/28/2240758/sc-train-law-constitutional

6. SC: Ban on losing candidates as party-list nominees unconstitutional [Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/858857/sc-ban-on-losing-candidates-as-party-list-nominees-unconstitutional/story/

7. Rescuers zero in on possible location of missing Cessna [DZBB, DZRH, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/28/rescuers-zero-in-on-missing-cessna-location.html

8. Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Eastern Samar [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Radyo Inquirer, Manila Times]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/01/28/news/magnitude-55-earthquakejolts-eastern-samar/1876238

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