(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 16 January 2026) Dinagat Islands will experience rains with gusty winds due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. Minimal to minor threat to life and property due to strong winds. Northern Mindanao and the rest of Caraga will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. The eastern section of Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds from west to southwest with moderate to rough seas (2.1 to 3.4 meters). The rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate winds from northeast to northwest with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters). At 3:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Storm "ADA" {NOKAEN} was estimated based on all available data at 270 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (12.1°N, 127.9°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. It is moving Northwestward at 20 km/h. Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon.


TOP STORIES – Monday, February 20, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

20 February 2023, Monday, as of 5PM

1. House panel okays con-con as way to amend Constitution

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/861403/house-panel-okays-con-con-as-way-to-amend-constitution/story/?just_in

2. Resolution backing ex-President Duterte vs ICC ‘drug war’ probe filed at Senate [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1732388/resolution-backing-ex-president-duterte-vs-icc-drug-war-probe-filed-at-senate

3. Senate announces raise of employees inflationary aid to P50,000 [DZRH, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1732258/zubiri-announces-raise-of-senate-employees-inflationary-aid-to-p50000

4. Higher diesel, gas prices set for February 21 [DZBB, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/20/23/higher-diesel-gas-prices-set-for-feb-21

5. House leaders back RCEP deal ratification [Business Mirror, BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/20/house-leaders-back-rcep-deal-ratification/

6. House panel approves bill mandating higher VAT refund for foreign tourists [GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/02/20/2246332/house-panel-approves-bill-mandating-higher-vat-refund-foreign-tourists

7. Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits waters off Quezon province

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, DZMM, DZRH, News5, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1732274/magnitude-4-8-earthquake-hits-waters-off-quezon-province

8. Aparri vice mayor ambush:

-Vehicle used in vice mayor's ambush torched

-No PNP members involved in Cagayan vice mayor ambush, police force clarifies

-Vice Mayors' League condemns Alameda ambush

[DZBB, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/02/20/news/vehicle-used-in-vice-mayors-ambush-torched/1879499

9. PNP identifies persons of interest behind ambush of Lanao del Sur gov [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1732230/pnp-identifies-persons-of-interest-behind-ambush-of-lanao-del-sur-gov

10. 416 PDLs released by BuCor [Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/861392/416-pdls-released-by-bucor/story/?just_in

11. Rescuers struggle to reach wreckage of Cessna plane in Albay [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/20/rescuers-struggle-to-reach-wreckage-of-cessna-plane-in-albay/

12. OCTA sees ‘negligible’ increase in Metro Manila’s COVID-19 positivity rate [GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/20/octa-sees-negligible-increase-in-metro-manilas-covid-19-positivity-rate/

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