(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 30 January 2026) Caraga Region and the provinces of Davao Oriental, Camiguin and Misamis Oriental will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due to the Shearline. Possible flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flashfloods or landslides due to severe thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds from the Northeast to Northwest with moderate to rough seas (1.8 to 3.4 meters) will prevail in the eastern sections of Mindanao. Elsewhere, light to moderate winds from the Northeast with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 1.8 meters). Shear Line affecting the eastern section of Mindanao. Northeast Monsoon affecting Luzon and Visayas.


TOP STORIES - Tuesday, 11 February 2025

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

As of Tuesday, 5:00 p.m., 11 February 2025

1. CAMPAIGN PERIOD:

-Campaign period for national posts starts

-Comelec's 'Oplan Baklas' kicks off as campaign period begins

-Alyansa ticket launches official campaign with Marcos in Ilocos Norte

-Pangilinan, Aquino kick off campaign in Quezon City

-Promising to end rotten politics, Makabayan launches campaign in Manila

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

https://tribune.net.ph/2025/02/10/campaign-period-for-national-posts-starts

2. PH, Cambodia reaffirm long-lasting friendship with 8 signed agreements

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

https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/11/ph-cambodia-reaffirm-long-lasting-friendship-with-8-signed-agreements

3. MIC, Thai group to form $1-B investment fund

[BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar]

https://business.inquirer.net/505898/mic-thai-group-to-form-1-b-investment-fund

4. Navy monitors Chinese research vessel within Palawan waters

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/02/11/2420697/navy-monitors-chinese-research-vessel-within-palawan-waters

5. APPOINTEES:

-Palace appoints Luis Pañgulayan as new CSC Commissioner

-Marcos appoints 2 new Comelec commissioners

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5, Philstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/935835/palace-appoints-luis-pa-gulayan-as-new-csc-commissioner/story/

6. AFP prepared to respond in case debris from China's rocket launch harms Filipinos

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/2/11/afp-prepared-to-respond-in-case-debris-from-china-s-rocket-launch-harms-filipinos-1409

7. PH can source aid from other partners after USAID freeze —NEDA exec

[BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Malaya, Philstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/935796/ph-can-source-aid-from-other-partners-after-usaid-freeze-neda-exec/story/

8. Most Filipinos find ‘ayuda’ helpful – survey

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Malaya, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/10/most-filipinos-find-ayuda-helpful-survey-2330

9. Ex-PNP official linked to ‘staged’ P6.7-billion drug haul surrenders

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/11/ex-pnp-official-linked-to-staged-p6-7-billion-drug-haul-surrenders-0945

10. Meralco household rate up by 28 centavos in February

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/935865/meralco-household-rate-up-by-28-centavos-in-february/story/

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