(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 - 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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