(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 21 October 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression "KRISTINE" was estimated based on all available data at 1,070 km East of Southeastern Luzon (13.8°N, 134.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving West Southwestward at 30 km/h. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Trough of TD Kristine. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. 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 West to Southwest will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 2.1 meters).


TOP STORIES –Wednesday, April 5, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

05 April 2023, Wednesday, as of 12:00 p.m.

1. Inflation cools to 7.6 percent in March

[DZMM, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Business World, Inquirer, Rappler, News5, Daily Tribune]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/05/23/inflation-cools-to-76-percent-in-march

2. 2022 Bar Examinations to be released and uploaded at SC website on April 14

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/866068/2022-bar-exam-results-out-by-april-14-supreme-court-says/story/

3. Holy Week preparation

-Trains, railways in Metro Manila suspend ops on April 6-9, says DOTR

-PNP, PCG, LTO, DOH conduct series of inspections in bus terminals, ports, airports  

-PCG logs over 35,000 passengers in seaports on Holy Wednesday 

-Uninterrupted internet services a must this Lent — NTC  

-SLex, STAR, TPLex, Naia tollways ready for Holy Week

- 441 police service dogs are deployed in different places in the country this Holy Week

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Daily Tribune, DZBB, CNN PHL]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/05/23/trains-railways-in-metro-manila-suspend-ops-on-april-6-9-says-dotr

4. Degamo slay case update

-DOJ indicts alleged mastermind in Degamo slay

-DOJ to file charges vs. Arnie Teves ‘very soon’

[ABS-CBN News, Philstar, DZMM, DZBB, CNN PHL] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/866076/doj-indicts-alleged-mastermind-in-degamo-slay/story/

5. Tulfo wants probe on rude gov’t workers, eyes ‘Anti-Taray’ bill

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, GMA News, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1752725/tulfo-wants-probe-on-rude-govt-workers-eyes-anti-taray-bill

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