(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 19 July 2025) As of 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression “CRISING” was located at 530 km east of Juban, Sorsogon (13.0°N, 128.9°E). It has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving west-northwest at 15 km/h. Tropical Depression Crising is currently affecting Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte, while the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect the rest of Mindanao. Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to TD Crising. Flash floods or landslides are possible during moderate to at times heavy rainfall. Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and the rest of Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms caused by the Southwest Monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, also due to the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be moderate from the southwest to west, with moderate seas (wave height: 1.2 to 2.5 meters).


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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