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(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 19 August 2026) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression "NENENG" was estimated based on all available data at 675 km East of Itbayat, Batanes (21.3°N, 128.5°E) with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving Westward at 15 km/h. Southwest Monsoon affecting Luzon and the western section of Visayas. TC Information TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCATION: 3,090 KM EAST OF NORTHEASTERN MINDANAO (8.1°N, 154.4°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 55 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 70 KM/H MOVEMENT: WESTWARD SLOWLY TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCATION: 670 KM WEST OF CALAYAN, CAGAYAN (19.2°N, 115.1°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 45 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 55 KM/H MOVEMENT: WESTWARD AT 20 KM/H. Localized Thunderstorms ang makaapekto sa rehiyon sa Caraga.


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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