(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 19 July 2025) As of 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression “CRISING” was located at 530 km east of Juban, Sorsogon (13.0°N, 128.9°E). It has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving west-northwest at 15 km/h. Tropical Depression Crising is currently affecting Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte, while the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect the rest of Mindanao. Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to TD Crising. Flash floods or landslides are possible during moderate to at times heavy rainfall. Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and the rest of Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms caused by the Southwest Monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, also due to the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be moderate from the southwest to west, with moderate seas (wave height: 1.2 to 2.5 meters).


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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