(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 - Wednesday, January 18, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

18 January 2023, Wednesday, as of 9AM

 1. Marcos at WEF:

-Marcos meets with business tycoons on WEF sidelines, investment pitch gets 'positive response' – Palace

-Marcos at World Economic Forum: PHL seen to grow by 7% in 2023

-Marcos Jr. meets with ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in Davos

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

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/17/Marcos-meeting-CEOs-WEF-Davos-sidelines.html

 2. Maria Ressa cleared of four tax violation charges

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/01/18/2238447/maria-ressa-cleared-four-tax-violation-charges

 3. Galvez admits 'rumblings' within AFP, eyes resolution in March

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/17/23/galvez-says-rumblings-within-afp-due-to-fixed-term-law

4. COVID-19 infection

-DOH logs 196 COVID-19 infections; active cases at 11,342

-PHL remains prepared should WHO lift the public health emergency on COVID-19

[Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, GMA News, PhilStar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1717750/doh-logs-196-covid-19-infections-active-cases-at-11342

5. COMELEC records over 1 million voter registrants

[Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1717627/comelec-records-over-1-m-voter-registrants

6. SIM card registration at 12.5% as of Jan. 17 — DICT

[CNN PHL, PhilStar, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/01/18/2238358/sim-registration-hits-21-million-january-16

7. DOJ junks murder complaint vs. 17 cops in 'Bloody Sunday' raid

[GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/857749/doj-junks-murder-complaint-vs-17-cops-in-bloody-sunday-raid/story/

8. Plane fares set to go down in Feb on cheaper fuel

[Inquirer, GMA News, BusinessWorld]

https://business.inquirer.net/382713/plane-fares-set-to-go-down-in-feb-on-cheaper-fuel

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