(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 01 July 2025) At 3:00 AM today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 1,230 km East of Central Luzon (15.3°N, 133.1°E). Southwest Monsoon affecting Visayas, Mindanao, Central Luzon, and Southern Luzon. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—œπ—‘π—— 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π—–π—’π—”π—¦π—§π—”π—Ÿ π—ͺπ—”π—§π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Light to moderate winds coming from Southwest to West will prevail with slight to slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 1.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Saturday, 10 August 2024

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

As of 4:00 p.m, Saturday, 10 August 2024

1. VP SARA DUTERTE TIRADES

-‘No description’: Sara Duterte says she and Marcos no longer talk, see each other

-VP Sara: I'm using my position, platform to show gov't officials how to command

-Budget issues force me to resign, Sara reveals

-VP PhilHealth criticism ‘inaccurate,’ says Gadon

-Solons tell VP: Stop bitter blaming spree

-Lawmakers not yet done lashing back at Sara

-Sara Duterte's security budget should be scrutinized: lawmaker

[Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, The Manila Times, Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News, Rappler, ABS-CBN News]

2. SWS: VP Sara’s net satisfaction drops in Q2 2024

[PhilStar, GMA News, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/08/10/2376865/sara-dutertes-popularity-slips-after-deped-exit-sws-survey

3. Marcos creates Presidential Office for Child Protection

[Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler, Pilipino Star Ngayon]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1971337/presidential-office-for-child-protection-created

4. US-PHL RELATION

Marcos thanks American lawmakers for supporting PH-US alliance

-Phl grateful over U.S. CODEL support

[Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, GMA News]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/08/10/2376817/president-marcos-thanks-united-states-congress-500-million-military-aid

5. Merger of UCPB, LBP leasing, financing units okayed

[Philippine Daily Inquirer, BusinessMirror]

https://business.inquirer.net/474034/merger-of-ucpb-lbp-leasing-financing-units-okayed

6. ILLEGAL DRUGS

-Generals send feelers to testify on drug war EJKs

-PNP: No efforts to coax officials to be ICC witnesses monitored

[GMA News, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1971341/generals-send-feelers-to-testify-on-drug-war-ejks

7. At sea, the PCG finds a ‘friend’ in co-claimant Vietnam

[Rappler, GMA News, Inquirer, PhilStar]

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/coast-guard-vietnam-joint-exercise-august-2024/

8. PASTOR QUIBOLOY CASE

-NBI serves another arrest warrant vs. Quiboloy, others

-PNP braces for long battle to get Quiboloy

-Quiboloy's camp questions order freezing his bank accounts

[GMA News, The Philippine Star, Inquirer]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/916552/nbi-serves-another-arrest-warrant-vs-quiboloy-others/story/

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