(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 14 March 2026) Dinagat Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains due to northeast monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to northeast monsoon. Moderate to strong winds from North to Northeast with moderate to strong seas will prevail over eastern section of Mindanao (2.5 to 4.0 meters). Meanwhile, the rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate winds from Northeast to North with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters) Northeast Monsoon affecting the country.


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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