(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 02 October 2023) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Storm "JENNY" {KOINU} was estimated based on all available data at 675 km East of Aparri, Cagayan (18.8°N, 128.0°E) with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 150 km/h. It is moving Northwestward at 10 km/h. Southwest Monsoon 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 Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Trough of TS Jenny / Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds coming from Southwest to West will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.1 meters).


TOP STORIES – Sunday, 10 September 2023

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

10 September 2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.

DIRECT PAYOUT | Social welfare workers distribute P15,000 in cash directly to small rice retailers at the Commonwealth Market in Quezon City. (Photo by LYN RILLON / Philippine Daily Inquirer)


1. Gov’t starts giving cash aid to small rice retailers

- Transport group hopes all drivers, operators receive fuel subsidy

 [The Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Manila Times, Pilipino Star Ngayon, CNN PHL, Inquirer, GMA News]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1829230/govt-starts-giving-cash-aid-to-small-rice-retailers

2. West PHL Sea

-AFP: Filipinos no longer able to fish in Scarborough Shoal due to China's presence 

- A close encounter with China Coast Guard on the way to Ayungin Shoal

-AFP: Chinese boat stuck in Ayungin, refuses Phl’s help

-Karma at sea: Chinese boat gets stuck in Ayungin

-Ayungin mission: Tension, tedium – and a ‘kakampi’

- House bill seeks to identify maritime features in West Philippine Sea

 [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/881681/afp-filipinos-no-longer-able-to-fish-in-scarborough-shoal-due-to-china-s-presence

3. No OFWs reported affected by Morocco quake – DMW

14 Filipinos confirmed dead in Maui wildfire, several still missing 

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Standard, CNN PHL, Philstar]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/10/23/no-ofws-reported-affected-by-morocco-quake-dmw

4. US, Vietnam to elevate ties during Biden visit, with eye on China

[ABS-CBN News, Inqurier, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1829391/us-vietnam-to-elevate-ties-during-biden-visit-with-eye-on-china

5. Explosion rocks bus terminal in Batangas [ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1829468/grenade-blast-rocks-bus-terminal-in-batangas-town

6. PNP forensic insists sacked cop ‘positive’ for drugs

Over 950 policemen dismissed from service from January to August - PNP

[ABS-CBN News, People’s Journal, Daily Tribune, GMA News]

https://tribune.net.ph/2023/09/10/pnp-fg-junks-drug-test-of-sacked-cop-chief

7. Educators condemn DepEd's plan to change the term 'Diktadurang Marcos' in curriculum

[CNN PHL, Inquirer, Rappler, Philstar]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/9/10/deped-diktadurang-marcos-term.html

8. Oil prices surge for 10th straight week [Daily Tribune, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/9/9/oil-price--forecast-sept9.html

9. BI intercepts Pinay using fake foreign passport bought over Tiktok

[GMA News, Daily Tribune, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin]

https://tribune.net.ph/2023/09/09/filipina-who-buys-fake-passport-on-tiktok-intercepted-at-naia

10. Exec broaches TikTok ban in security agencies [CNN PHL, One News PH, Inqurier]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1829218/exec-broaches-tiktok-ban-in-security-agencies

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