(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Sunday, 24 September 2023) Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. 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 Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. Light to moderate winds coming from Southwest will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 1.5 meters).


TOP STORIES – Sunday, 27 August, 2023

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

27 August 2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.

1. ‘Goring’ intensifies into a super typhoon —PAGASA

- More areas in Isabela under Signal No. 3 as ‘Goring’ maintains strength Sunday

- NDRRMC places 5 regions on red alert due to ‘Goring’

[CNN Philippines, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Philippine Star, ABS-CBN News, Manila Times]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/8/27/super-typhoon-goring.html

2. PBBM: Aid ready for ‘Goring’-hit areas

- Nearly 2,000 people affected by Super Typhoon ‘Goring’ –NDRRMC

- ‘Goring’ causes power outage in Cagayan, evacuations in Isabela

[Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, CNN Philippines, GMA News, Philippine Star]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/27/pbbm-aid-ready-for-goring-hit-areas

3. PBBM orders intensified efforts vs human trafficking —DOJ spox

[Philippine Star, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, CNN Philippines]

https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/2023/08/27/2291670/paglaban-vs-human-trafficking-paigtingin

 

4. VP Sara impeachment premature —ACT

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1822335/lawmaker-says-impeachment-case-vs-vp-too-early

5. Cha-cha back on House agenda; Lagman says shift to federalism not the right time

[Manila Times, Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/08/27/news/national/shift-to-federalism-not-the-right-time/1907194

6. AFP chief Brawner on PH-China joint patrols: ‘Mukhang malabo na’

[GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/880186/proposed-ph-china-joint-exercises-might-not-push-through-says-brawner/story/?just_in

7. BSKE election period, gun ban start on August 28

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/27/23/bske-election-period-gun-ban-start-on-aug-28

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