(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 23 December 2025) Shear Line affecting the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon. Northeast Monsoon affecting the rest of Northern Luzon. Easterlies affecting the rest of the country. Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte will be cloudy with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Easterlies. Possible landslides or flashfloods due to 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. Light to moderate winds from the east to northeast with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES – Thursday, May 18, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

18 May 2023, Thursday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. House leaderships:

-Gonzales replaces Arroyo as House Senior Deputy Speaker

-Arroyo says replacement as senior deputy speaker was House's prerogative

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

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/5/17/gonzales-new-house-senior-deputy-speaker.html

2. Marcos to revive Philsucor to help finance sugar cooperatives [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/870359/marcos-to-revive-philsucor-to-help-finance-sugar-cooperatives/story/

3. Violence vs women applies not only to husbands or fathers but also to women in lesbian relationships [Business Mirror, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, Malaya, News5, Philstar, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/17/violence-vs-women-applies-not-only-to-husbands-or-fathers-but-also-to-women-in-lesbian-relationships

4. COMELEC approves internet voting for overseas voters in 2025 polls [DZBB, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/17/comelec-approves-internet-voting-for-overseas-voters-in-2025-polls

5. LPA spotted off Mindanao, likely to develop into a storm in 3 days [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar, Manila Times]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/05/18/news/lpa-spotted-off-mindanao-likely-to-develop-into-a-storm-in-3-days/1892043

6. COVID pandemic:

-COVID admissions up but manageable –group

-Metro Manila positivity rate at 25.9%

[GMA News, Manila Times, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1770691/metro-manila-positivity-rate-at-25-9

7. Abandoned bag with over P19 million worth of shabu found in NAIA [GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1770573/abandoned-bag-with-over-p19-million-worth-of-sha

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