(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 15 October 2025) Trough of a Low Pressure Area (LPA) affecting the western sections of Central and Southern Luzon. Southwesterly Windflow affecting the western sections of Visayas and Mindanao. Localized Thunderstorms ang makaapekto sa rehiyon sa Caraga.


TOP STORIES – Sunday, 29 October 2023

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

29 October 2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.

1. Marcos eyes procuring locally-made materials for infra projects [Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/886685/marcos-eyes-procuring-locally-made-materials-for-infra-projects/story/

2. Travelers continue to flock terminals ahead of Undas, BSKE [Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/29/23/travelers-continue-to-flock-terminals-ahead-of-undas-polls

3. Two-day nationwide election liquor ban begins [Abante, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, People’s Journal, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/29/23/nationwide-election-liquor-ban-begins

4. Israel-Hamas war:

-DFA explains PH abstention in UN vote on Gaza

-DFA: PHL supports UN on addressing Israel-Hamas war

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/28/23/dfa-ph-supports-un-on-addressing-israel-hamas-war

5. Successive quakes shake Surigao del Sur [DZBB, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1852368/successive-quakes-shake-surigao-del-sur

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