(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 02 July 2025) At 3:00 AM today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 1,230 km East of Central Luzon (15.3°N, 133.1°E). Southwest Monsoon affecting Visayas, Mindanao, Central Luzon, and Southern Luzon. 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 rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. 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 Southwest to West will prevail with slight to slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 1.5 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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