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(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 24 August 2026) Typhoon Saudel (2618) Location: 1,660 KM East Northeast of extreme Northern Luzon (23.3°N, 137.7°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 175 KM/H near the center Gustiness: up to 215 KM/H Movement: West Northwestward at 30 KM/H Tropical Depression Location: 1,330 KM East of Southeastern Luzon (14.1°N, 136.6°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 55 KM/H near the center Gustiness: up to 70 KM/H Movement: North Northeastward at 10 KM/H Tropical Depression Gaenari (2620) (formerly "Neneng") Location: 520 KM North of Itbayat, Batanes (24.9°N, 119.4°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 55 KM/H near the center Gustiness: Up to 70 KM/H Movement: West Southwestward at 15 KM/H Localized Thunderstorms affecting Mindanao.


Wednesday, 22 October 2025

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

As of 22 October 2025, Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.

1.Palace: Request for ICI probe into Liza Marcos ‘fishing expedition’

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2128481/palace-request-for-ici-probe-into-liza-marcos-fishing-expedition

2. FLOOD CONTROL PROBE:

-ICI to livestream flood control probe after transparency calls

-Ombudsman to start preliminary probe on flood control mess Thursday

-DTI bars PCAB members from owning construction firms; 15 contractors under probe

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/22/ici-to-livestream-probe-after-transparency-calls-1439

3. Fire hits DPWH office; No papers relating to flood control mess probe burned in office fire

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2128528/dpwh-no-papers-relating-to-flood-control-mess-probe-burned-in-our-office-fire

4. Marcos: Irresponsible mining has no place in PH

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

https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/22/marcos-irresponsible-mining-has-no-place-in-ph

5. Maynard Ngu no longer works as special envoy—Palace

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

https://manilastandard.net/news/314658410/maynard-ngu-no-longer-works-as-special-envoy-palace.html

6. Ombudsman: Government lost P600 billion in junked cases; Remulla pushes 60-day limit for graft probes

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/10/22/2481668/ombudsman-government-lost-p600-billion-junked-cases

7. ‘Nawili sa flood control’: DepEd laments only 22 classrooms built so far in 2025

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/10/22/2481655/deped-classrooms-neglected-favor-flood-projects

8. Most Filipinos say Marcos should focus on lowering food prices: SWS

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Sunstar]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/22/marcos-should-focus-on-lowering-food-prices-corruption-sws-poll-1004

9. Ex-Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez now NCSC chair — Palace

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/963296/ex-ombudsman-merceditas-gutierrez-now-ncsc-chair-palace/story/

10. 3 areas under Signal No. 1 as Salome remains over Batanes

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/weather/2025/10/22/2481753/pagasa-signal-no-1-some-parts-batanes-northern-luzon-due-salome

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