(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 30 August 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 435 km West of Sangley Pt, Cavite City, Cavite (14.1°N, 116.9°E). Southwest Monsoon affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. π—”π—™π—™π—˜π—–π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—¦π—¬π—¦π—§π—˜π— : Southwest Monsoon ang makaapekto sa rehiyon sa Caraga.


TOP STORIES –Tuesday, April 11, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

11 April 2023, Tuesday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. Signal No. 1 raised in Catanduanes, parts of Samar as LPA develops into Tropical Depression Amang [DZRH, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1754798/signal-no-1-raised-in-catanduanes-parts-of-samar-as-lpa-develops-into-tropical-depression-amang

2. Balikatan exercise:

-Largest ever Balikatan exercise starts today

-China on Balikatan: US-PHL cooperation must not interfere in sea dispute

-US warship cruises near China outpost in West Philippine Sea

-Osprey chopper drops US troops in Batanes

[DZBB, GMA News, BusinessMirror, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Malaya]

https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/largest-ever-balikatan-exercise-starts-today/

3. Post-Holy Week break:

-Traffic to peak as travelers return from long Holy Week break

-NAIA records over 1 million passengers during Holy Week

-PCG: 125,000 travelers troop to ports after Holy Week break

-BI records 78,000 passengers on Easter Sunday

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

https://www.rappler.com/nation/traffic-peak-travelers-return-holy-week-2023/

4. Abalos bares 'cover-up' in arrest of cop tagged in missing drug haul [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/10/23/abalos-bares-cover-up-in-arrest-of-cop-tagged-in-missing-drug-haul

5. Fuel prices up by P1.70 to P2.60 per liter starting today [ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://business.inquirer.net/395214/fuel-firms-announce-hike-in-gasoline-diesel-kerosene-prices-starting-tuesday

6. COVID-19 pandemic:

-DOH posts 1,944 new COVID-19 cases over Holy Week

-Philippines logs 179 new cases, active infections down to 9,395

[GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1754722/covid-cases-slightly-up-during-holy-week

7. Fire hits residential area in Quezon City [DZRH, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/11/fire-hits-houses-in-qc

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