(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 02 June 2023) Southwest Monsoon affecting the country. ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAWAR {2302} (FORMERLY "BETTY") LOCATION: 945 KM NORTHEAST OF EXTREME NORTHERN LUZON (26.9°N, 128.3°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 95 KM/H GUSTINESS: UP TO 145 KM/H MOVEMENT: NORTHEASTWARD AT 25 KM/H FOR. 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 rainshowers or thunderstorms due Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. Moderate to Strong winds coming from South to Southwest will prevail with Moderate to Rough seas (1.2 to 2.8 meters).


Monday, April 03, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

03 April 2023, Monday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. Marcos daily routine: He skips breakfast, starts day checking his cellphone [Manila Bulletin, One News, Philstar, Daily Tribune]

https://tribune.net.ph/2023/04/02/marcos-daily-routine-he-skips-breakfast-starts-day-checking-his-cellphone/

2. Palace junks Newsnet plea for pay-TV service [Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Times]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/04/03/news/national/palace-junks-newsnet-plea-for-pay-tv-service/1885477

3. PCG continues search for missing persons in ferry fire; Still no final tally on victims [GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1751513/still-no-final-tally-on-ferry-fire-victims

4. SC reverses Sandigan; acquits ex-Davao Norte Rep Floirendo Jr. of graft [Malayajain, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/2/sc-reverses-sandigan-acquits-ex-davao-norte-rep-floirendo-jr-of-graft

5. CA affirms search warrants vs Kapa Ministry over its investment scam [Inquirer, GMA News, Malaya, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/nation/court-appeals-affirms-search-warrants-kapa-ministry-investment-scam/

6. PAGASA monitoring LPA off Mindanao [Inquirer, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/03/23/pagasa-monitoring-lpa-off-mindanao

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1751585/fwd-lpa-trough-brings-overcast-skies-rains-in-mindanao-hot-and-humid-elsewhere

7. Water level of 6 Luzon dams continues to drop [One News, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/04/03/2256539/water-level-6-luzon-dams-continues-drop

8. No tsunami threat to PHL after Papua New Guinea quake [Manila Bulletin, GMA Network]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/865826/no-tsunami-threat-to-ph-after-papua-new-guinea-quake/story/

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