(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 07 January 2026) Shear Line affecting Palawan and Visayas. Northeast Monsoon affecting the rest of Luzon. Easterlies affecting Mindanao. Caraga, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental and Zamboanga del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Easterlies. Possible flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains. Rest of Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms caused by Easterlies. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds from northeast to north prevails over the eastern section with moderate to rough seas (2.1 to 3.5 meters). Elsewhere, light to moderate winds from the northeast to north with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES – Monday, May 15, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

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

1. SEA Games:

-PHL supplants Singapore for 5th place in SEA Games after 9-gold haul

-Olympians Ando, Paalam, Petecio spearhead PHL's gold rush in SEA Games

-Sibol captures third straight SEA Games gold in men's Mobile Legends

[CNN PHL, GMA News, Cebu Daily News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/sports/southeast-asian-games/results-philippines-boxing-weightlifting-judo-esports-wrestling-arnis-gold-may-14-2023/

2. COVID-19 cases

-DOH logs 2,109 new COVID-19 cases; active tally rises to 15,891

-COVID-19 positivity rate hits 23.6 percent nationwide

-Gov't hospitals preparing for possible uptick of COVID-19 patients due to Arcturus subvariant

[Manila Bulletin, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/870023/doh-logs-2-109-new-covid-19-cases-active-tally-rises-to-15-891/story/

3. House inquiry into PHL fertilizer use pushed [DZBB, One News, Philstar, BusinessMirror]

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/15/house-inquiry-into-phl-fertilizer-use-pushed/

4. Dipolog City heat index reached 47°C Sunday, says PAGASA [CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1769186/dipolog-city-heat-index-reached-47c-sunday-says-pagasa

5. PHL, Australian armies conduct 'Kasangga' exercises in Rizal [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://twitter.com/davidyusantos/status/1657906485828145152

6. 1 dead, 4 hurt in Manila fire [ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/05/15/2266457/1-dead-4-hurt-manila-fire

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