(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 19 June 2025) Easterlies affecting the eastern section of the country. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Surigao del Sur will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to ITCZ. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Easterlies. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 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 East to Northeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 1.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Wednesday, 16 October 2024

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

As of Wednesday, 16 October 2024


1. Palace supports reopening of probe into high-profile killings during Duterte drug war

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/923867/palace-probe-killings-duterte-drug-war/story/

2. Marcos seeks urgent reforms to mining fiscal regime

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, The Manila Times]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314510956/marcos-seeks-urgent-reforms-to-mining-fiscal-regime.html

3. WEST PHL SEA:

-PH, US hold maritime exercise in West PH Sea

-China: PH vessels threatened safety of Chinese personnel near Pag-asa Island

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

https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/nwp/2024/10/15/ph-us-samasama-exercise.html

4. 1Sambayan, others file petition to block transfer of excess PhilHealth funds

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/923865/1sambayan-others-file-petition-to-block-transfer-of-excess-philhealth-funds/story/

5.  DRUG WAR PROBE:

-Senate to conduct separate probe on the war on drugs during Duterte admin

-Drug war findings won’t be given to ICC, but accessible on social media—House Quad Comm

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Rappler]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/252630/duterte-to-be-summoned-to-senate-led-drug-war-probe-says-bato

6. Bangko Sentral cuts benchmark rate by 25 basis points

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/10/16/bangko-sentral-cuts-benchmark-rate-by-25-basis-points-1240

7. OVP insists DSWD turned down aid requests, calls Gatchalian's statement 'misleading'

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314510804/ovp-refutes-gatchalian-on-dswd-aid.html

8. DFA chief back-to-back visits to boost ties with Malaysia, Thailand

[DZBB, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatch Plus, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2024/10/16/Manalo-malaysia-thailand-.html

9. POGO:

-POGO big boss Lin Xunhan to be invited to next Senate hearing

-POGOs operating ‘underground’ amid crackdown—PAOCC

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/923809/gatchalian-wants-pogo-big-boss-in-next-senate-hearing/story/

10. House hikes 2025 budget for social services by P292B

[BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://malaya.com.ph/house-hikes-2025-budget-for-social-services-by-p292b/

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