(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 19 July 2025) As of 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression “CRISING” was located at 530 km east of Juban, Sorsogon (13.0°N, 128.9°E). It has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving west-northwest at 15 km/h. Tropical Depression Crising is currently affecting Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte, while the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect the rest of Mindanao. Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to TD Crising. Flash floods or landslides are possible during moderate to at times heavy rainfall. Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and the rest of Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms caused by the Southwest Monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, also due to the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be moderate from the southwest to west, with moderate seas (wave height: 1.2 to 2.5 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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