(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 05 February 2026) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Storm "BASYANG" {PENHA} was estimated based on all available data at 460 km East of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur (8.1°N, 130.5°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. It is moving West Southwestward at 15 km/h. Northeast Monsoon affecting Luzon. Tropical Storm "Basyang" ang makaapekto sa rehiyon sa Caraga.


TOP STORIES - Thursday, 19 September 2024

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

As of 5:00 p.m. Thursday, 19 September 2024

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of Certificates of Condonation and Release of Mortgage (CoCROM) to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Nueva Ecija, on September 13, 2024. Yummie Dingding, PPA pool/File  
1. Marcos distributes land titles, turns over farm-to-market roads in Palawan

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Pilipino Mirror, The Manila Times]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/9/19/marcos-distributes-land-titles-turns-over-farm-to-market-roads-in-palawan-1224

2. Dindo Amparo is new Presidential Broadcast Service director general

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1984837/veteran-broadcast-journalist-dindo-amparo-named-new-pbs-bbs-chief

3. ALICE GUO CASE:

-NBI: Alice Guo’s signature did not match what was in notarized affidavit

-Marbil: Probe ongoing vs 24 ex-PNP chiefs over Alice Guo escape from PH

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, News5, Philstar, Rappler, The Manila Times]

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/alice-guo-signature-not-match-affidavit-notarized-lawyer/

4. 23 reported dead, 15 missing due to Habagat, Ferdie, Gener, Helen —NDRRMC

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, NewsWatchPlus, Manila Standard]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/920972/ndrrmc-habagat-ferdie-gener-helen/story/

5. DA eyes price reduction of rice by 2025

[Daily Tribune, BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Pilipino Mirror, Pilipino Star NGAYON]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314499043/da-eyes-price-reduction-of-rice-by-2025.html

6. Marcos tells gov’t workers: Remain transparent, accountable

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1984582/marcos-tells-govt-workers-remain-transparent-accountable

7. Mabilog reveals plot to link Roxas, Drilon to illegal drugs during Duterte’s time

[DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/19/mabilog-reveals-plot-to-link-roxas-drilon-to-drugs-during-duterte-s-time

8. Search for new PTFOMS chief ongoing— Chavez

[ABS-CBN News, Manila Standard, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Manila Times, The Philippine STAR]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/09/19/news/national/search-on-for-new-head-of-media-task-force/1972500

9. PNP arrests ex-DBM official tagged in multibillion-peso COVID-19 supplies mess

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar, Rappler, The Manila Times]

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/pnp-arrests-christopher-lao-covid-19-supplies-mess-september-18-2024/

10. Tulfo brothers dominate OCTA’s 2025 senatorial survey

[GMA News, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, The Manila Times]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/19/tulfo-brothers-dominate-octa-s-2025-senatorial-survey

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