(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 04 October 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression "JULIAN" {KRATHON} was estimated based on all available data at 240 km North Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes (22.6°N, 120.6°E) with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 75 km/h. It is almost stationary. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Visayas and Mindanao. 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 partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to ITCZ. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 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, 23 September 2023

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

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

1. Marcos leads launch of Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair in Camarines Sur [Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/883037/marcos-leads-launch-of-bagong-pilipinas-serbisyo-fair-in-camarines-sur/story/?just_in

2. Marcos clarifies no fishing ban will be implemented [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1835881/bbm-clarifies-no-fishing-ban-will-be-implemented

3. Marcos: We have enough rice but problems lie in distribution systems

[GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1835872/we-have-enough-rice-but-problems-lie-in-distribution

4. PHL, US, Japan boost security cooperation in Indo-Pacific [GMA News, Rappler, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard]

https://www.manilastandard.net/news/314373136/ph-us-japan-boost-security-cooperation-in-indo-pacific.html

5. PCG confirms 2 Pinoy fishermen rescued by Chinese vessel in Spratlys [Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/9/23/pcg-confirms-china-rescued-fishermen-spratlys.html

6. Taal Volcano vog already cleared but remains a recurring threat, PHIVOLCS says [Inquirer, Philstar, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/883027/taal-volcano-vog-already-cleared-but-remains-a-recurring-threat-phivolcs-says/story/

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