(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 09 July 2025) The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect Mindanao. FORECAST: The Zamboanga Peninsula will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. These conditions may lead to possible flash floods or landslides, especially during moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms also influenced by the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be light to moderate from the southwest, with slight to moderate seas (wave height between 0.6 to 2.1 meters).


TOP STORIES – Sunday, 17 December 2023

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

As of 4:00 p.m., 17 December 2023, Sunday

Track of Tropical Depression Kabayan as of Dec. 17, 2023.
1. Tropical Depression Kabayan poised for landfall over Mindanao; Signal No. 1 up in Visayas, Mindanao areas

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/12/17/2319541/tropical-depression-kabayan-poised-landfall-over-mindanao-pagasa

2. ASEAN-JAPAN SUMMIT:

- 5 Phl-Japan deals, pacts expected during Marcos’ Tokyo visit

- Marcos: 'More assertive' China a 'real challenge' to Asian neighbors

- PH advocates peace, forges strong ties amid growing WPS tensions

[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Abante]

https://tribune.net.ph/2023/12/5-phl-japan-deals-pacts-expected-during-marcos-tokyo-visit

3. Charter change

- Zubiri on Cha-cha: Surveys needed first

- DTI chief: ASEAN-Japan summit not a platform to pitch proposed PH economic reforms

[Philstar, Abante Tonite, Manila Bulletin] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/12/17/2319424/zubiri-cha-cha-surveys-needed-first

4.  Minimum wage for kasambahay in NCR, Caraga up in January

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Philstar, GMA News] https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/17/23/minimum-wage-for-kasambahay-in-ncr-caraga-up-in-january

5. Fire engulfs truck, bus at Marikina transport terminal killing 2 people

[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, CNN PHL]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1876440/fire-hits-truck-and-bus-at-marikina-transport-terminal-killing-2-people

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