(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 16 January 2026) Dinagat Islands will experience rains with gusty winds due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. Minimal to minor threat to life and property due to strong winds. Northern Mindanao and the rest of Caraga will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. The eastern section of Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds from west to southwest with moderate to rough seas (2.1 to 3.4 meters). The rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate winds from northeast to northwest with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters). At 3:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Storm "ADA" {NOKAEN} was estimated based on all available data at 270 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (12.1°N, 127.9°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. It is moving Northwestward at 20 km/h. Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon.


TOP STORIES – Wednesday, 26 July, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)

26 July 2023, Wednesday, as of 5:00 p.m.

1. PBBM’s Malaysia visit:

-Marcos meets with Malaysia's king, PM Anwar in Kuala Lumpur

-Marcos cites need to reexamine PH, Malaysia ties towards post-pandemic recovery

-Marcos, Romualdez meet Filipino community in Malaysia

[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar, Pilipino Star Ngayon, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/876974/marcos-meets-with-malaysia-s-king-pm-anwar-in-kuala-lumpur/story/

2. Weather disturbance:

-1 reported dead, 2 injured due to Typhoon Egay —NDRRMC

-Typhoon Egay makes a second landfall in Aparri, Cagayan —PAGASA

-‘Egay’ keeps strength; Signal No. 4 remains over parts of Cagayan, Apayao, Ilocos Norte

-Over 44,000 families affected amid 'Egay' onslaught

-Luzon power lines down due to Typhoon Egay

-Typhoon Egay leaves regional airports damaged, passengers stranded in seaports

[Manila Bulletin, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, News5, Manila Times, PhilStar]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/7/26/typhoon-egay-casualties-.html

3. Gov’t prepares P173M for Egay response; power 93.53% restored — Bongbong Marcos [Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Manila Times, CNN PHL]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1807608/fwd-2-govt-prepares-p173-m-for-egay-response-bongbong-marcos

4. Marcos lauds Philippine women's football team over historic first win in World Cup [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/football/876961/marcos-lauds-philippine-women-s-football-team-over-historic-first-win-in-world-cup/story/?just_in

5. DBM submits 2024 national budget to Marcos [BusinessMirror, Manila Bulletin, Pilipino Mirror, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1807305/dbm-submits-2024-national-budget-to-marcos

6. DMW chief goes on 2-week wellness, mourning leave [Manila Standard, GMA News, BusinessMirror, Inquirer, CNN PHL]

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/07/26/dmw-chief-goes-on-2-week-wellness-mourning-leave/

7. Paul Soriano on leave due to personal reasons —Garafil [GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Manila Times]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/25/paul-soriano-on-leave-due-to-personal-reasons-garafil

8. SC cites PAO Chief Acosta for ‘belligerence, disrespect;’ orders explanation [ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/25/sc-cites-pao-chief-acosta-for-belligerence-disrespect-orders-explanation

9. Bilibid under red alert after prison fight leaves 1 dead [Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/26/23/bilibid-under-red-alert-after-prison-fight-leaves-1-dead

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