(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 – Friday, 9 February 2024

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

As of 4:00 p.m., Friday, 09 February 2024

1. MINDANAO SECESSION:

-Marcos: Calls for separate Mindanao ‘doomed to fail’

-Duterte: Secession a legal process, doesn't mean going to war

[BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Pilipino Star NGAYON, Rappler, The Manila Times, The Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1901720/marcos-calls-for-separate-mindanao-doomed-to-fail

2. ECONOMIC CHA-CHA:

-Marcos on Cha-cha: Just economic provisions, nothing more

-Marcos won’t hinder ‘democratic debate’ on Cha-cha in Congress

-Senators on House push for Cha-cha: Admit your real intentions

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Standard, People’s Tonight, Philstar, Rappler, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/896915/marcos-on-1987-constitution-reforms-just-economic-provisions-nothing-more/story/

3. Marcos to singles: Take care of your hearts

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

https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/02/09/news/marcos-to-singles-take-care-of-your-hearts/1931788

4. Marcos sends ‘heartfelt best wishes’ to cancer-diagnosed King Charles

[GMA News, Manila Standard, Inquirer]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/226042/marcos-sends-heartfelt-best-wishes-to-cancer-diagnosed-king-charles

5. Death toll in Maco landslide rises to 15, over 100 missing

[GMA News, Malaya, Manila Standard, Rappler, Reuters, SunStar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1901862/missing-persons-in-landslide-area-now-at-110-local-govt

6. Fuel prices may go down in mid-February: DOE

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/9/oil-prices-on-rollback-next-week-1

7. DMW: Second batch of OFWs awaiting payout from Saudi Arabian gov't will receive checks 'within next month'

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/9/dmw-second-batch-of-of-ws-awaiting-payout-from-saudi-arabian-gov-t-will-receive-checks-within-next-month

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