(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 22 August 2025) Southwest Monsoon affecting the western section of Luzon. TC Information TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PODUL (2511) LOCATION: 1,875 KM EAST OF EXTREME NORTHERN LUZON (21.5°N, 139.9°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 110 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 135 KM/H MOVEMENT: WESTWARD AT 15 KM/H. 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 partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 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 Southwest to South will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 1.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Thursday, 31 July 2025

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

As of 31 July 2025, Thursday, 5:00 p.m.

1. Marcos to go on 5-day state visit to India in August

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/31/marcos-to-go-on-5-day-state-visit-to-india-in-august-1139

2. Philippine government debt breaches P17-trillion mark in June

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH]

https://business.inquirer.net/538404/state-debts-breached-p17-t-mark-in-june

3. Marcos names Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete as new Army chief

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/31/marcos-names-lt-gen-antonio-nafarrete-as-new-army-chief-1005

4. Senators drafting reso for unified stand on Sara Duterte impeachment

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2089962/fwd-reso-on-impeachment

5. Romualdez seeks to allow watchdogs participate in budget deliberations

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/954370/romualdez-seeks-to-allow-watchdogs-participate-in-budget-deliberations/story/

6. DPWH sets 6-month Edsa rehab in 2027; DoTr: Subway ‘partly’ ready by 2028

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2089702/dpwh-sets-6-month-edsa-rehab-in-2027

7. SC rules: 60% gov't share in Malampaya Project includes contractors' income taxes

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Rappler]

https://www.bworldonline.com/corporate/2025/07/31/688673/sc-malampaya-contractors-income-taxes-part-of-govt-share/

8. SSS to increase pensions starting September

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/7/31/sss-to-increase-pensions-starting-september-1131

9. MISSING SABUNGERO CASE:

-Sabungeros’ case: No DNA taken from bone fragments recovered from Taal

-2 brothers of 'missing sabungeros' whistleblower 'Totoy' arrested: PNP

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5PH, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2089888/sabungeros-case-no-dna-extracted-from-bones-recovered-from-taal-pnp

10. Habagat, cyclone death toll rises to 37 – NDRRMC

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/7/31/habagat-cyclone-death-toll-hits-37-ndrrmc-1053

11. New LPA spotted outside PAR – Pagasa

[Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2089831/new-lpa-spotted-outside-par-pagasa

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