(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 25 July 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 135 km West Southwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro (13.1°N, 120.0°E). Meanwhile, another LPA was estimated based on all available data at 880 km East of Eastern Visayas (11.1°N, 133.8°E). 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 Southeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES – Wednesday, May 24, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

24 May 2023, Wednesday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. Weather disturbance:

-Philippines braces for as 'Mawar' intensifies into super typhoon

-DSWD bracing for super typhoon; relief, disaster response set

-PAGASA: Super typhoon unlikely to make landfall

-PAGASA: Super typhoon to stir habagat rains despite unlikely direct hit

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/870883/philippines-braces-for-super-typhoon-mawar/story/

2. House panel OKs bill prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity [Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/870910/house-panel-oks-bill-prohibiting-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-gender-identity/story/

3. Bato dela Rosa kneels, asks cops to tell truth in Senate drug haul probe [Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/870890/ex-pnp-chief-bato-dela-rosa-kneels-asks-cops-to-tell-truth-in-senate-probe-of-p6-7-billion-drug-haul/story/

4. Go floats idea of Duterte becoming as anti-drug czar [GMA News, Inquirer, News5, Manila Standard]

https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/314333576/rody-as-anti-drug-czar-sen-go-floats-idea-to-pnp.html

5. Marcos commits to continue rebuilding Marawi [Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/870902/marcos-commits-to-continue-rebuilding-marawi/story/

6. DOJ still confident of winning case vs Teves despite suspects’ recantations [CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1773491/doj-remains-confident-of-winning-case-vs-teves

7. Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Sarangani [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/5/24/Sarangani-M5-quake-Wednesday.html

8. One dead as fire hits residential area in Quezon City [DZBB, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/870943/fire-hits-residential-area-in-quezon-city/story/

9. It’s time to legalize motorcycles as taxis —Poe [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1773539/its-time-to-legalize-motorcycles-as-taxis-poe

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