(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 19 June 2025) Easterlies affecting the eastern section of the country. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Surigao del Sur will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to ITCZ. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Easterlies. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—œπ—‘π—— 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π—–π—’π—”π—¦π—§π—”π—Ÿ π—ͺπ—”π—§π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Light to moderate winds coming from East to Northeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 1.5 meters).


TOP STORIES – Wednesday, April 26, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

26 April 2023, Wednesday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. Sudan crisis:

-PHL plots land, air, sea exits for OFWs in conflict-hit Sudan

-DMW: PHL gov’t eyeing jobs in Saudi Arabia for OFWs fleeing Sudan

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

https://www.rappler.com/nation/overseas-filipinos/philippines-plots-land-air-sea-exits-ofws-sudan/

2. COVID-19 pandemic:

-PHL detects first case of Omicron subvariant ‘Arcturus’

-COVID-19 positivity rate up 11.7% nationwide

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Manila Times, Business Mirror, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1760974/ph-detects-first-case-of-xbb-1-16-omicron-subvariant

3. Vaccination confidence in PHL:

-UNICEF: PHL confidence in childhood vaccines declines 25% during pandemic

-UNICEF: Over 1 million Filipino kids missed out routine immunization in 2021

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/868030/pinoy-confidence-in-childhood-vaccines-declines-25-during-pandemic-unicef/story/

4. SIM registration:

-DICT eyes removal of Facebook, TikTok of unregistered SIMs over extension

-20-M unregistered SIM cards, low turnout in islands prompted Marcos to extend registration

-Smart, Globe welcome extension of SIM registration deadline

-DICT: Low SIM registration turnout not due to lack of gov’t IDs

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/868022/dict-unregistered-sim-cards-to-lose-facebook-tiktok-over-90-day-extension/story/

5. Gov't 'looking for solutions' to power crisis in Occidental Mindoro – Remulla [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/25/DOJ-looking-into-solutions-power-crisis-Occidental-Mindoro.html

6. DOJ eyes writ of kalikasan over Oriental Mindoro oil spill [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/25/DOJ-writ-of-kalikasan-Oriental-Mindoro-oil-spill.html

7. US firepower on display as ‘Balikatan’ nears close [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Inquirer]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/213809/us-firepower-on-display-as-balikatan-nears-close

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