(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 22 October 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 370 km North Northeast of Itbayat, Batanes (23.8°N, 123.3°E). Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao. Easterlies affecting the eastern sections of Luzon and Visayas. ITCZ ang makaapekto sa rehiyon sa Caraga.


TOP STORIES - Monday, 27 May 2024

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring) As of 5:00 p.m., 27 May 2024, Monday

1. TYPHOON AGHON:

-Typhoon Aghon keeps strength; Signal No. 2 still up in 2 Luzon areas

-NDRRMC: Reports 7 hurt, over 19,000 affected by Aghon

-Calabarzon hardest hit by Aghon; Lucena City under state of calamity

-'Aghon' kills baby, 2 others in Quezon

-Marcos admin allocates P1.2-M aid for Filipinos affected by Aghon

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar, Rappler] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1945325/inqtoday-aghon-affected-at-least-19350-ndrrmc-signal-no-2-still-up-in-2-luzon-areas

2. Marcos signs law for accounting of Philippines natural resources

[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, People’s Journal, The Manila Times, The Philippine STAR]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/05/27/2358122/president-marcos-signs-law-accounting-philippines-natural-resources

3. PH protests unilateral Chinese fishing ban in South China Sea

[Daily Tribune, Business World, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Reuters] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/908117/ph-protests-unilateral-chinese-fishing-ban-in-south-china-sea/story

4. DFA: China’s Coast Guard rules violate int’l law

[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, Rappler, The Manila Times] https://globalnation.inquirer.net/237580/dfa-chinas-coast-guard-rules-violate-intl-law

5. ‘PDEA leaks’ probe not behind Zubiri ouster – Chiz

[Abante, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, The Philippine STAR, Pilipino Star NGAYON]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/05/27/2358160/pdea-leaks-probe-not-behind-zubiri-ouster-chiz

6. BOQ on ‘heightened alert’ vs FLiRT COVID-19 variants

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/908086/boq-on-heightened-alert-vs-flirt-covid-19-variants/story/

7. Luzon Grid under red, yellow alerts Monday afternoon; Oil price hike set Tuesday

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

https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/26/red-yellow-alerts-declared-for-luzon-grid-monday

8. PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat from Tonga earthquake

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, News5, The Manila Times] https://globalnation.inquirer.net/237613/no-tsunami-warning-in-ph-after-magnitude-6-6-quake-in-tonga-phivolcs

9. Davao City mayor condemns relieving of 35 police officers

[GMA News, Philstar, Malaya, Rappler] https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/102129/davao-city-mayor-condemns-relieving-of-35-police-officers/story/

10. Ombudsman suspends Nueva Ecija governor, but CA issues 60-day TRO

[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/nation/luzon/ombudsman-suspends-nueva-ecija-governor-umali-court-appeals-issues-tro

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