(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 14 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 – Friday, 2 February 2024

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

As of 5:00 p.m., Friday, 02 February 2024

1. UN Special Rapporteur Khan calls for abolition of NTF-ELCAC, less govt interference in media

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Rappler, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/un-special-rapporteur-irene-khan-recommends-marcos-government-abolish-ntf-elcac

2. UNITEAM ALLIANCE

-Imee Marcos to reach out to Dutertes, says she won’t let anyone squander Marcoses’ redemption

-Honasan urges PBBM to extend hand of unity to FPRRD, 2 other former presidents

-Analysis-'Open warfare': Philippines' Marcos-Duterte alliance crumbles

-CBCP head warns vs 'slippery slope to authoritarianism' in Cha-cha push

-Pangilinan sees chance to attract supporters amid UniTeam discord

-Duterte using cops, soldiers for power grab – Bayan

[ABS-CBN News, Business World, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Abante, The Manila Times, The Philippine Star, Reuters] https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/02/02/news/national/imee-marcos-to-reach-out-to-dutertes

3. MINDANAO SECESSION

- Reject Duterte’s call for independent Mindanao, Galvez tells public

-Inciting rebellion? Duterte's bid to separate Mindanao from PH to cause chaos, says Castro

- Imee: Duterte's Mindanao secession plan 'not a threat'

[Rappler, Philstar, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Daily Tribune]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1898238/reject-dutertes-call-for-independent-mindanao-galvez-tells-public

4. CHARTER CHANGE

-Marcos told to prioritize key issues over ‘Cha-cha’

-Duterte invited to Senate people's initiative probe

-PI group in Antique town withdraws signature forms;Comelec expects other areas to follow

-Mayors say Charter change row only worsened people’s burdens

-Senate, House impasse on Charter change far from over

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Malaya]

5. Resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal ‘flawless’ —AFP

[@DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Times, Rappler] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/896222/resupply-mission-to-ayungin-shoal-flawless-afp/story

6. Floods and landslides leave six dead in Davao de Oro

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, Manila Times, Manila Standard] https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/2/floods-and-landslides-leave-6-dead-in-philippines

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