(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 01 September 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 435 km West of Sangley Pt, Cavite City, Cavite (14.1°N, 116.9°E). Southwest Monsoon affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. π—”π—™π—™π—˜π—–π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—¦π—¬π—¦π—§π—˜π— : Southwest Monsoon ang makaapekto sa rehiyon sa Caraga.


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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