(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 28 March 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 95 km East of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur (8.3°N, 127.2°E). 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 rains and thunderstorms due to LPA. 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 East to Northeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 2.5 meters)


Thursday, 27 February 2025

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

As of Thursday, 5:00 p.m., 27 February 2025

1. Palace exec: Words 'inciting hatred' to gov't shouldn't come from VP

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/937564/palace-exec-words-inciting-hatred-to-gov-t-shouldn-t-come-from-vp/story/

2. VP SARA IMPEACHMENT:

-Escudero releases for VP’s impeach trial, orders Senate offices to prepare

-Nearly half of Filipinos disagree with House impeachment of VP Sara Duterte — survey

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2038677/escudero-releases-proposed-calendar-of-sara-duterte-impeachment-trial

3. PNP EDSA BUSWAY CONVOY:

-Emergency meeting isn't valid reason for officials to use EDSA Busway—Palace

-DILG to probe if there was abuse of authority in PNP’s use of EDSA busway

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

https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/27/emergency-meeting-isn-t-valid-reason-for-officials-to-use-edsa-busway-palace

4. Castro pushes for onsite SIM registration amid loopholes in law

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

https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/27/castro-make-sim-registration-onsite

5. Dizon creates ‘flagship office’ to speed up transportation projects

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5, NewsWatchPlus]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2038620/dizon-creates-flagship-office-to-speed-up-transportation-projects

6. P49/kilo max SRP for imported rice starts March

[BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Malaya, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/02/27/2424499/p49kilo-max-srp-imported-rice-starts-march

7. Pag-IBIG Fund announces record P55.65-B dividend in 2024; Regular savings earn 6.6%, MP2 yields 7.1%

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, DZBB, News5]

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2025/02/27/pag-ibig-fund-announces-record-%E2%82%B155-65-b-dividend-in-2024-regular-savings-earn-6-6-mp2-yields-7-1/

8. MalacaΓ±ang to increase security following espionage threats

[Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://qa.philstar.com/headlines/2025/02/27/2424617/malacaang-increase-security-following-espionage-threats

9. DND belies reports of data breach by hackers

[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Malaya, Philstar]

https://malaya.com.ph/news/national-news/dnd-belies-reports-of-data-breach-by-hackers/

10. 8 dead, 1 injured in fire in a Quezon City residential area

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2038631/8-dead-1-injured-in-fire-in-a-quezon-city-residential-area

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