(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 – Sunday, 4 June, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

4 June 2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.

1. PH gets first COVID bivalent vaccine donated by Lithuania

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/04/23/ph-gets-first-covid-bivalent-vaccine-donated-by-lithuania

2. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES

-MalacaΓ±ang bares latest batch of appointees

-Marcos appoints veteran broadcast journalist as acting PTV chief

[Inquirer, ABS-CBN News Online, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1779330/malacanang-bares-new-list-of-appointees-under-marcos-administration

3. Villanueva designated as Senate OIC until mid-June

[Inquirer, Manila Times, Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/4/villanueva-designated-as-senate-caretaker

4. MAHARLIKA INVESTMENT FUND

-Serious errors committed in approving Maharlika bill – Escudero

-Maharlika errors can only be fixed in Congress – senator 

-More gov’t funds to social programs with Maharlika fund: DBM

-Escudero says PBBM won’t veto MIF Bill

-Maharlika Fund vital to PH infra dev't, says nat'l treasurer

[PhilStar, ABS-CBN News Online, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1779144/serious-errors-committed-in-approving-maharlika-bill-escudero

5. WEST PHL SEA BUOYS

-PCG: No buoys reported missing in West Philippine Sea territory

-PCG: 2 floating buoys installed in WPS are ‘undetected’

[Manila Bulletin, GMA News Online, Rappler, Inquirer, Daily Tribune]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/871987/pcg-no-buoys-reported-missing-in-west-philippine-sea-territory/story/?just_in

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