(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 19 July 2025) As of 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression “CRISING” was located at 530 km east of Juban, Sorsogon (13.0°N, 128.9°E). It has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving west-northwest at 15 km/h. Tropical Depression Crising is currently affecting Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte, while the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect the rest of Mindanao. Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to TD Crising. Flash floods or landslides are possible during moderate to at times heavy rainfall. Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and the rest of Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms caused by the Southwest Monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, also due to the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be moderate from the southwest to west, with moderate seas (wave height: 1.2 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES – Monday, May 08, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

8 May 2023, Monday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. Filipino families who rate themselves as ‘poor’ steady at 51% —SWS [Bombo Radyo, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Malaya, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/869276/filipino-families-who-rate-themselves-as-poor-steady-at-51-sws/story/

2. Foreign relation: 

-Marcos wishes King Charles III a long, happy reign

-Marcos off to Indonesia tomorrow for 3-day ASEAN Summit 

[GMA News, Philstar, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb-com-ph.webpkgcache.com/doc/-/s/mb.com.ph/2023/5/7/pbbm-wishes-king-charles-iii-a-long-happy-reign

3. Death toll in Degamo attack rises to 10 as another victim dies [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Bombo Radyo, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/05/07/2264539/capitol-staff-hurt-degamo-killing-dies-death-toll-reaches-10

4. Magnitude 5.3 quake hits Isabela [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/07/23/magnitude-53-quake-hits-isabela

5. Maharlika Investment Fund, 10 other bills added to LEDAC —Speaker Romualdez [Manila Times, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/869259/mif-10-other-bills-added-to-ledac-speaker-romualdez/story/

6. DOH logs 1,920 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total in 6 months [Bombo Radyo, Philstar, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/869256/doh-logs-1-920-new-covid-19-cases-highest-daily-total-in-6-months/story/

7. FDA warns vs fake versions of popular medicines [Malaya, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1766089/fda-warns-vs-fake-versions-of-popular-meds

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