(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 12 March 2026) Northeast Monsoon affecting Luzon and Visayas. Trough of tropical storm affecting the eastern section of Mindanao. TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (PAR) AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY TROPICAL STORM {NURI} (2603) LOCATION: 1,415 KM EAST OF EASTERN VISAYAS (11.0°N, 138.7°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 65 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 80 KM/H MOVEMENT: EAST NORTHEASTWARD AT 10 KM/H


TOP STORIES - Tuesday, January 3, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

3 January 2023, Tuesday, as of 5PM

 1. Bongbong Marcos departs for China for 3-day state visit

-Marcos to discuss PHL-China ‘political-security’ issues with Xi

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, DZRH, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/209371/bongbong-marcos-departs-for-china-for-a-3-day-state-visit

2. PHL airspace shutdown:

-2 Senate resos filed seeking probe into NAIA air traffic mess

-CAAP welcomes possible Senate probe on airspace shutdown

-PAL says hubs nationwide 'transitioning to normalcy'

-DMW assists 3K stranded OFWs at NAIA after air navigation glitch

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/856166/2-senate-resos-filed-seeking-probe-into-naia-air-traffic-mess/story/

3. Philippine outstanding debt slightly up at P13.64 trillion in November [Inquirer, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/03/23/philippine-sovereign-debt-at-p1364-trillion-in-november

4. Quiapo Church issues guidelines for Nazareno 2023 [CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/03/quiapo-church-issues-guidelines-for-nazareno-2023/

5. DOH: Fireworks injuries now at 262; 42 percent higher than 2021

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/03/23/fireworks-related-injuries-rise-to-262-doh

6. MRT3 implements provisional service from North Avenue to Shaw Boulevard Station

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/856192/mrt3-implements-provisional-service-from-north-avenue-to-shaw-boulevard-station

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