(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 – Sunday, 10 March 2024

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

As of 4:00 p.m., Sunday, 10 March 2024

1. Marcos calls for forgiveness as Ramadan starts

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Philstar, SunStar, The Manila Times, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/10/marcos-calls-for-forgiveness-as-ramadan-starts

2. Marcos grants clemency to 22 inmates

[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, People’s Journal, People’s Tonight, The Philippine STAR]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/03/10/2339419/marcos-grants-clemency-22-inmates

3. 77% of Filipinos willing to defend the Philippines against foreign adversaries

[GMA News, News5, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/10/77-of-filipinos-willing-to-defend-the-philippines-against-foreign-adversaries

4. Incarcerated seniors can receive centenarian cash gifts –lawmaker

[Abante, Daily Tribune, People’s Tonight, The Philippine STAR]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/03/10/2339402/incarcerated-seniors-can-receive-centenarian-cash-gifts-lawmaker

5. Cops rescue Korean in Pasay City condo

[Abante Tonite, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Daily Tribune]

https://tribune.net.ph/2024/03/10/cops-rescue-korean-in-pasay-city-condo

6. Quiboloy should answer the OFWs he exploited—Hontiveros

[GMA News, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/10/quiboloy-should-answer-the-of-ws-he-exploited-hontiveros

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