(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Sunday, 01 December 2024) Northeast Monsoon affecting Eastern section of Northern Luzon. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao. 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 Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). 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 Northeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES – Wednesday, 3 January 2024

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

3 January 2023, Wednesday, as of 5:00 p.m.

1. GAA 2024

- Koko Pimentel, House solon to question 2024 nat'l budget law before

-Salceda confident 2024 budget will pass SC scrutiny

-2024 budget infirmed, says Lagman

-Marcos should have vetoed P450-B unprogrammed funds hike — Lagman

[Abante Tonite, Inquirer, Business World, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, Bulgar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5PH]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/892974/koko-pimentel-house-solon-to-question-2024-nat-l-budget-law-before-sc/story/

2. Education

-CHED halts SHS programs in SUCs, LUCs

-DepEd checking on affected students as SUCs stop senior high program; SHS learners in SUCs, LUCs may transfer to public schools

-Villanueva: Suspension of SHS program in SUCs, LUCs should not disrupt students’ education, calls proper transition

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/892975/ched-halts-shs-programs-in-sucs-lucs/story/

3. Japan quake update

-PH Embassy checking if Pinoys affected by Tokyo runway collision

-Japan quake toll at 48 and rising; Filipinos unharmed

-PHL working with Japan to ensure safety of Filipinos after earthquake, PBBM says 

-Filipinos in Japan on alert after massive quake

-DMW to provide financial aid to Filipinos affected by Japan earthquake

[Manila Standard, Inquirer, Abante, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, Business Mirror, ABS-CBN News, Remate, GMA News, News5, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/3/ph-embassy-in-japan-japan-airlines-crash.html

4. MRT-3 ridership increased by 30% in 2023, says official 

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1883218/mrt-3-ridership-increased-by-30-in-2023-official

5. PUV modernization

-Noncompliant PUVs: We’ll stay on road until barred

-More PUV consolidation applications before deadline — DOTr

-Manibela threatens wider strike next week amid PUVMP problems

- Transport group calls for deadline extension of franchise consolidation

- P50 minimum jeepney fare 'seen in 5 years' under PUV modernization 

[Inquirer, News5PH, Abante, People’s Journal, ABS-CBN News, One News PH, Sunstar]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314404200/manibela-threatens-wider-strike-next-week-amid-puvmp-problems.html

6. PH books 5.45 million tourist arrivals, P482.5 billion receipts in 2023: DOT

[Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Daily Tribune, Business Mirror, ABS-CBN News, Pilipino Mirror]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/02/24/ph-books-545-million-tourist-arrivals-breaches-target

7. NPA now weak, on the run – AFP

[Philstar, GMA News, Business Mirror, Inquirer]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/892983/ntf-elcac-npa-has-no-more-active-guerilla-fronts

8. Marcos welcomes new envoys from Vietnam, Timor-Leste

[Abante Tonite, Inquirer, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1883009/marcos-accepts-credentials-of-envoys-from-vietnam-timor-leste

9. PSE halts trading

[Manila Standard, Inquire, GMA News]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314404246/pse-halts-trading.html

10. PHL quake

-Magnitude 5.3 quake hits the waters off Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur Wednesday morning –PHIVOLCS

-Magnitude 4.8 quake jolts Ilocos Sur — Phivolcs

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/03/24/53-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-surigao-del-sur

11. Alert Level 2 likely over Bulusan as seismic activity increases – Phivolcs

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Times]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/01/03/news/alert-level-2-likely-over-bulusan-as-seismic-activity-increases-phivolcs/1926561

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