(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 14 March 2026) Dinagat Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains due to northeast monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to northeast monsoon. Moderate to strong winds from North to Northeast with moderate to strong seas will prevail over eastern section of Mindanao (2.5 to 4.0 meters). Meanwhile, the rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate winds from Northeast to North with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters) Northeast Monsoon affecting the country.


Sunday, 10 December 2023

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

As of 4:00 p.m., 10 December 2023, Sunday

1. West Philippine Sea

Ayungin Shoal incident

- China’s water cannon, ramming damage PH ships on Ayungin resupply

- NTF-WPS condemns China's ramming, water cannon attack vs. PH vessels

[CNN Philippines, Rappler, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Philippine Star, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/12/10/wps-ml-kalayaan-water-cannon-serious-engine-damage.html

Panatag Shoal incident

- Envoys stress need to respect UNCLOS after Bajo de Masinloc incident

- NTF-WPS to Beijing: Remove your vessels from Bajo de Masinloc

- Water cannon 'control measures' vs PH vessels in WPS —China Coast Guard

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Rappler, Philippine Star, Manila Times, Daily Tribune, Abante, Pilipino Star Ngayon]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/10/23/envoys-stress-need-to-respect-unclos-after-bajo-de-masinloc-incident

2. PBBM urges media to promote positive content for kids

[Manila Times, Philippine Star, Manila Standard, People’s Journal]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/12/10/news/national/marcos-wants-more-child-friendly-tv-shows/1923571

3. PH likely to attain single-digit poverty rate by 2028 —NEDA

[Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Abante Tonite, GMA News]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/10/marcos-admin-confident-of-attaining-single-digit-poverty-rate-by-2028

4. Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair visits Iloilo province

[Manila Standard, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Pilipino Star Ngayon, People’s Journal, People’s Tonight, Abante]

https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/314397653/serbisyo-fair-serves-100000-beneficiaries-in-iloilo.html

5. PBBM ends COVID-19 isolation today

[Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star, Manila Standard, Inquirer, Tempo, Abante, People’s Journal]

https://tribune.net.ph/2023/12/pbbm-recovers-from-covid/

6. PH qualified to host climate disaster fund board —DENR chief

- Groups demand decisive climate action as COP28 nears end

[Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1873381/ph-most-qualified-to-host-climate-fund-says-denr-chief

7. Human Rights

- Gov’t on right path in reassessing ICC return —De Lima

- Various groups hold protest during 75th Int’l Human Rights Day

[Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, CNN Philippines, Rappler]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/12/10/2317731/government-taking-right-path-return-icc

8. Body of missing passenger in Isabela plane crash found

[GMA News, Inquirer, CNN Philippines]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/890908/passenger-of-crashed-piper-plane-found-dead-isabela-pdrrmo/story/?just_in

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