(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 09 July 2025) The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect Mindanao. FORECAST: The Zamboanga Peninsula will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. These conditions may lead to possible flash floods or landslides, especially during moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms also influenced by the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be light to moderate from the southwest, with slight to moderate seas (wave height between 0.6 to 2.1 meters).


TOP STORIES – Wednesday, February 15, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

15 February 2023, Wednesday, as of 5PM

1. Laser attack near Ayungin Shoal

-Canada, other nations call out China’s laser attack vs. PCG vessel

-China downplays envoy’s summoning over laser incident in West PHL Sea

-Carlos urges PHL to be more assertive in addressing maritime issues with China

-Gabriela files resolution 'strongly condemning' China over laser-pointing act

[ANC Alerts, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Times, Philstar, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/15/2245146/countries-rally-behind-philippines-maritime-incidents-china

2. DepEd replaces 'nagdarasal' in Panatang Makabayan with 'nananalangin'

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, News5, Inquirer, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/15/2245144/deped-replaces-nagdarasal-panatang-makabayan-nananalangin

3. Cash remittances at $32.54 billion, personal remittances hit record $36.14B in 2022

[Inquirer, Manila Times, Philstar, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/15/23/cash-remittances-hit-3254-billion-in-2022-bsp

4. PHL poised to import 440,000MT of refined sugar

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, News5, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/15/sugar-sra-import-440000-metric-tons.html

5. Philippines detects first XBF case, 2 new cases of XBB.1.5

[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, DZBB, PhilStar]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/15/23/ph-detects-first-xbf-case-2-new-cases-of-xbb15

6. Marcos OKs adoption of hybrid rice to boost crop yield

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/15/marcos-oks-adoption-of-hybrid-rice-to-boost-crop-yield/

7. CHR probes ‘violations’ of mining firm in Sibuyan Island

[Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/15/chr-probes-violations-of-miningfirm-in-sibuyan-island-romblon/

8. Tulfo seeks review of minimum wage hike policy

[Inquirer, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/860876/tulfo-seeks-review-of-minimum-wage-hike-policy/story/

9. Palace bares promotion of ranks in PCG

[Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/860867/palace-bares-promotion-of-ranks-in-pcg/story/

10. BI to deport 4 South Koreans for telecom fraud, illegal bets

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/15/south-koreans-deported.html

11. CHR probing attack vs. lawyer in Abra

[Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/860862/probing-attack-vs-lawyer-in-abra/story/

12. LPA off Mindanao enters PAR

[ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1730129/fwd-pagasa-lpa-off-mindanao-enters-par

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