(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 09 December 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression "WILMA" was estimated based on all available data in the vicinity of Matuguinao, Samar (12.2°N 125.0°E) with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 75 km/h. It is moving West Northwestward at 15 km/h. Shear Line affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon. Northeast Monsoon affecting the rest of Luzon. Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds from northeast to northwest will prevail over the western sections of Mindanao with moderate to rough seas (1.2 to 3.1 meters). Elsewhere, moderate winds from the northwest to southwest to southeast with moderate seas (1.2 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Sunday, June 30, 2024

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

As of 4:00 p.m., 30 June 2024, Sunday

1. VICE PRESIDENCY

- VP sara says she will not seek confidential funds from gov’t in 2025

-  VP Sara rejects tag as ‘opposition leader’

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler, The Manila Times]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314465726/vp-sara-says-she-will-not-seek-confidential-funds-from-govt-in-2025

2. We know where Bantag is – DOJ

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/06/30/2366584/we-know-where-bantag-doj

3. ​Boat engine explosion injures 2 Filipino fishers near Bajo de Masinloc

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/30/-boat-engine-explosion-injures-2-filipino-fishers-near-bajo-de-masinloc-1121

4. Five dead, 38 injured in Mindanao firecracker depot blast

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Standard, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/06/30/news/five-dead-38-injured-in-mindanao-firecracker-depot-blast/1954194

5. Cybercrimes up by 21% during the first quarter of 2024, says PNP; Marbil tells cops to stop moonlighting

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1956499/cybercrimes-up-by-21-during-the-first-quarter-of-2024-says-pnp

6. Baguio Midland Courier to cease operations after 77 years

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar, Rappler]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/6/30/baguio-midland-courier-to-cease-operations-after-77-years-1310

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