(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 – Saturday, 02 September 2023

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

02 September 2023, Saturday, as of 4:00 p.m.

1. RICE PRICE CEILING:

- Price cap on rice to take effect Sept. 5

- Gov’t asks retailers to ‘sacrifice’ for a while, DTI exec says amid rice price cap woes

- Abalos, market administrators to launch information drive on rice price caps

[ABS-CBN News, The Philippine STAR, Business Mirror, Philippine Daily Inquirer, CNN Philippines, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Manila Standard]  https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/9/2/price-cap-rice-effective-september-5.html

2. ‘Rice price cap to affect farmers, consumers’

- Farmers' group wary about Marcos Jr's cap on rice prices

- Rice retailers groaning under new price caps

- Marcos’ order to set price cap on rice draws mixed reactions from senators

- Marcos move worries agri biz groups, think tanks

- Rice traders ready to work with gov't in implementing rice price ceiling

- Amid Marcos’ rice price ceiling order, solon says PH must be self-sufficient

[ABS-CBN News, The Philippine STAR, Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, Business Mirror] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/09/02/2293214/rice-price-cap-affect-farmers-consumers

3. CHINA'S 10-DASH MAP:

- Marcos vows to respond to China's 10-dash map

- Calls mount for PH's own 'standard map'; Marcos says global support a ‘big help’ in asserting West PH Sea claims

- ‘Good for now’ : Four American lawmakers see no need to amend US-PHL defense treaty amid China’s aggression

- Allies won't stand by PH vs China over WPS — Locsin

- Think tank: New ‘map’ reflects China’s desperate attempt to legitimize sweeping territorial claims

[ABS-CBN News, CNN Philippines, Manila Times, Business Mirror, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, The Philippine STAR, Inquirer]

https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/314366484/marcos-vows-to-respond-to-chinas-10-dash-map.html

4. ANTI-INSURGENCY CAMPAIGN:

- CBCP confirms office to join NTF-ELCAC to ‘raise social, church issues’ in gov’t

- Christian youth group criticizes CBCP panel's inclusion in NTF-ELCAC

- President declares Palawan 'insurgency-free'

- 5 CAFGU men slain in Quezon Province clash

[Manila Bulletin, CNN Philippines, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Business Mirror, The Philippine STAR, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Times, GMA News] https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/09/02/cbcp-joins-ntf-elcac-to-address-church-issues/

5. WEATHER UPDATE:

- Hanna slightly intensifies; Batanes still under Signal no. 1

- ‘Hanna’ may exit PAR on Sept. 4

-'Hanna,' 'Goring' and habagat displaces 51,200; agri damages now at P421.2-M

[GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar]  https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/880875/batanes-remains-under-signal-no-1-as-hanna-slightly-intensifies/story/

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