(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 – Tuesday, April 25, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

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

1. Air force plane crashes; 2 pilots rescued [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1760606/air-force-plane-crashes-2-pilots-rescued

2. El Niño:

-NDRRMC assembles team to address effects of El Niño

-President Marcos vows sufficient irrigation during dry spell

-Farmers: Rice, veggie prices to spike with El Niño; gov’t fixing water supply

[Inquirer, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/24/ndrrmc-team-effects-of-El-Nino.html

3. High heat index:

-President ‘carefully studying’ school break return to April-May

-Pimentel bats for ‘work break’ for outdoor workers amid high heat index

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, Manila Standard]

https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/314324708/president-carefully-studying-school-break-return-to-april-may.html

4. VP Duterte: Target 100% of Filipino youth are in school [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/867936/sara-duterte-target-100-of-filipino-youth-are-in-school/story/

5. Philippines logs 3,148 COVID-19 cases from April 17 to 23 [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/04/24/2261321/philippines-logs-3148-covid-19-cases-april-17-23

6. DICT assessing possible SIM registration extension [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/24/dict-assessing-possible-sim-registration-extension

7. 130 guilty verdicts of Sajid Ampatuan final and executory —Sandiganbayan [CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Malaya]

https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/130-guilty-verdicts-of-sajid-ampatuan-final-and-executory-sandiganbayan/

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