(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 08 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 - Thursday, 21 November 2024

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

As of Thursday, 5:00 p.m., 21 November 2024

1. MARY JANE VELOSO CASE:

-Marcos on granting Mary Jane Veloso clemency: We will see

-Jakarta open to have Marcos Jr grant clemency to Mary Jane Veloso

-Indonesia confirms Veloso transfer to the Philippines

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/927748/marcos-mary-jane-veloso-clemency/story/

2. VICE PRESIDENCY:

-Sara Duterte on 'Mary Grace Piattos': No comment

-Solon flags OVP, DepEd receipts under same name but with ‘different’ signatures [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

-OVP exec admits telling ex-Usec. Mercado to resign for losing VP’s trust [Inquirer]

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/11/20/2401678/sara-duterte-mary-grace-piattos-no-comment

3. JICA execs visit Marcos at Malacañang: Support to PH will continue

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

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/256083/jica-execs-visit-marcos-at-malacanang-support-to-ph-will-continue

4. BBM breaks ground for world's largest solar, battery storage facility

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/11/21/news/bbm-breaks-ground-for-worlds-largest-solar-battery-storage-facility/2008681

5. SC declares null and void Guanzon’s substitution for P3PWD party-list

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/927690/sc-scraps-rowena-guanzon-substitution-as-p3pwd-party-list-nominee/story/

6. Chinese spies working through POGOs? Senate sets final hearing

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/11/21/2401921/chinese-spies-working-through-pogos-senate-sets-final-hearing

7. 3 governors back move to postpone BARMM polls to 2026

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/927740/3-governors-back-move-to-postpone-barmm-polls-to-2026/story/

8. PNP starts drafting human rights-based anti-illegal drugs campaign

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

https://mb.com.ph/2024/11/20/human-rights-based-drug-war

9. Peso sinks to 58.9 per $1, lowest in over 2 years

[Inquirer, Manila Standard, The Manila Times]

https://business.inquirer.net/491195/peso-sinks-to-58-9-per-1-lowest-in-over-2-years

10. BOI fast-tracks P4.46 trillion investments via green lane

[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://www.philstar.com/business/2024/11/21/2401714/boi-fast-tracks-p446-trillion-investments-green-lane

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