(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 16 March 2026) Dinagat Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains due to northeast monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to northeast monsoon. Moderate to strong winds from North to Northeast with moderate to strong seas will prevail over eastern section of Mindanao (2.5 to 4.0 meters). Meanwhile, the rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate winds from Northeast to North with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters) Northeast Monsoon affecting the country.


TOP STORIES – Sunday, March 19, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

19 March 2023, Sunday, as of 4PM

1. Marcos to ask Interpol to issue blue notice vs. Degamo slay suspects [Inquirer, SunStar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/864351/marcos-to-ask-interpol-to-issue-blue-notice-vs-degamo-slay-suspects/story/

2. PNP: CIDG has ‘strong evidence’ vs Teves over involvement in Degamo slay case, 2019 killings [ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1744851/pnp-cidg-has-strong-evidence-of-teves-involvement-in-degamo-slay-case-2019-killings

3. Marcos Jr. vows to continue past admin’s over 70 infra projects [ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/19/2252824/marcos-jr-assures-continuation-past-admins-over-70-infra-projects

4. First Kadiwa store in Bicol region posts P1.2 million in sales [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1745076/first-kadiwa-store-in-bicol-region-posts-p1-2-million-in-sales

5. BOC seizes P120 million smuggled frozen products in 7 warehouses [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/19/2252683/boc-seizes-p120-million-smuggled-frozen-products-7-warehouses

6. Calapan fishing ban lifted despite threat of oil slick [DZBB, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/03/19/2252662/calapan-fishing-ban-lifted

7. ICC arrest warrant for Putin 'fair warning' to Duterte drug war defenders —senator [Manila Bulletin, Philstar, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/19/icc-warrant-putin-warning-drug-war-defenders.html

8. North Korea fires ballistic missile —Yonhap [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/world/2023/03/19/2252830/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-yonhap

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