(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)


TOP STORIES - Thursday, 20 February 2025

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

As of Thursday, 5:00 p.m. 20 February 2025

Chavez

1. PCO chief Cesar Chavez resigns; broadcaster Jay Ruiz named successor

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/02/20/2422881/pco-chief-cesar-chavez-resigns-broadcaster-jay-ruiz-named-successor

2. US State Dept backs PH, condemns 'reckless' Chinese actions near Scarborough

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Rappler, Philstar] https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/19/us-state-dept-backs-ph-condemns-reckless-chinese-actions-near-scarborough-0735

3. PBBM meets with Czech Defense Minister

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/20/marcos-receives-czech-defense-minister-in-malacanang-1246

4. Marcos hails new military leaders; urges commitment to democracy, security

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

https://manilastandard.net/news/314559860/marcos-hails-new-military-leaders-urges-commitment-to-democracy-security.html

5. OCTA: 36% of Pinoys support Marcos, 18% for Dutertes

[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/02/20/2422794/pro-marcos-pinoys-36-pro-duterte-18-octa

6. Ombudsman asked to preventively suspend Romualdez, 3 other solons over alleged 2025 budget falsification

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Panay News] https://www.panaynews.net/ombudsman-urged-to-suspend-house-speaker-3-solons/

7. VP DUTERTE IMPEACHMENT

- Pimentel urges all-senators’ caucus to decide on Duterte impeachment timeline

- Escudero violates constitutional mandate on impeachment – 1Sambayan

- Escudero says Senate preparing for VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial

[GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2036539/pimentel-urges-all-senators-caucus-to-decide-on-duterte-impeachment-timeline

8. Outpatient emergency cases now covered by PhilHealth

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/936805/outpatient-emergency-cases-now-covered-by-philhealth/story/

9. Court issues show cause order to Quiboloy for airing campaign video

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

https://www.inquirer.net/429502/court-issues-show-cause-order-to-quiboloy-for-airing-campaign-video/

10. Comelec: Survey firms must register, reveal funders

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/02/20/2422890/comelec-survey-firms-must-register-reveal-funders

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