(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 02 July 2025) At 3:00 AM today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 1,230 km East of Central Luzon (15.3°N, 133.1°E). Southwest Monsoon affecting Visayas, Mindanao, Central Luzon, and Southern Luzon. 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 West will prevail with slight to 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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