(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 14 March 2026) Dinagat Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains due to northeast monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to northeast monsoon. Moderate to strong winds from North to Northeast with moderate to strong seas will prevail over eastern section of Mindanao (2.5 to 4.0 meters). Meanwhile, the rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate winds from Northeast to North with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters) Northeast Monsoon affecting the country.


TOP STORIES - Wednesday, 17 September 2025

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

As of 17 September 2025, Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.

Romualdez resigns as House speaker amid alleged corruption, budget woes

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/09/17/2473471/romualdez-resigns-house-speaker-amid-alleged-corruption-budget-woes

DPWH scraps P252-billion locally funded flood projects in 2026 budget proposal

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

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/dpwh-scraps-local-funded-flood-control-projects-budget-proposal-2026/


Marcos to newly promoted AFP generals: Your loyalty is with Constitution, Filipinos

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/959396/marcos-to-newly-promoted-afp-generals-your-loyalty-is-with-constitution-filipinos/story/


Palace hits back at Sara Duterte's rebuke of Marcos actions on flood control

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/959420/palace-hits-sara-duterte-marcos-actions-flood-control-projects/story/

NBI says 7 to 8 of top 15 flood control contractors sharing same officers; Two firms in P2.5-B NBI building project are Discaya's

[ABS-CBN News, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2110382/nbi-7-to-8-of-top-15-flood-control-contractors-share-same-officers

Manibela kicks off 3-day transport strike over corruption, 'unmet' gov't promises

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/17/manibela-kicks-off-3-day-transport-strike-over-corruption-unmet-gov-t-promises-0926

Gabriela officially proclaimed as winning party-list in May 2025 polls

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://www.inquirer.net/455298/gabriela-officially-proclaimed-as-winning-party-list-in-may-2025-polls/

17 Luzon areas under Signal No. 1 due to TD ‘Mirasol’; LPA outside PAR now a tropical depression

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/9/17/mirasol-crosses-northern-luzon-17-areas-under-signal-1-1216

Comelec suspends preparations for Bangsamoro elections

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, Rappler]

https://www.inquirer.net/455323/comelec-suspends-preps-for-barmm-polls/

China blasts BFAR ship with water cannon

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/09/17/2473390/china-blasts-bfar-ship-water-cannon

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