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(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 21 September 2026) "Southwest Monsoon affecting Luzon and Visayas. Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides due to severe thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds from Northeast to Northwest with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 1.5 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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