(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 21 December 2024) π—¦π—¬π—‘π—’π—£π—¦π—œπ—¦: Shear Line affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. Northeast Monsoon affecting the rest of Luzon. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Dinagat Islands will experience Cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due to the Shear Line. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy with at times intense rains. Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Trough of Low Pressure Area. 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—‘: Moderate to Strong winds coming from East to Northeast will prevail with Moderate to Rough seas / (1.5 to 3.7 meters).


TOP STORIES - Tuesday, October 25, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

25 October 2022, Tuesday, as of 5PM

1. Mask mandate:

-Philippines to make indoor face mask use voluntary

-DOH urges public to assess ‘individual risk’ as easing of indoor mask mandate looms

[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/849181/philippines-to-scrap-mandatory-face-mask-use-indoors/story/

2. No ‘rebranding’ of martial law as ‘DepEd has no time for historical revisionism’ —VP Sara [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Rappler, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1684582/sara-duterte-no-rebranding-of-martial-law-as-deped-has-no-time-for-historical-revisionism

3. Percy Lapid slay:

-Sister of 'middleman' in Percy Lapid slay now under witness protection

-Forensic expert Fortun to conduct second autopsy on body of Lapid slay ‘middleman’

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, RMN News, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/25/2219206/sister-middleman-percy-lapid-slay-now-under-witness-protection

4. Marcos reappoints Santiago as PPA general manager [DZBB, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Times] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/10/25/latest-stories/marcos-reappoints-santiago-as-ppa-general-manager/1863634

5. NGCP tower bombed, parts of Mindanao without power [DZBB, Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/25/22/ngcp-tower-bombed-parts-of-mindanao-without-power

6. LPA off Eastern Visayas may develop into tropical depression within 72 hours [DZBB, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/849188/lpa-off-eastern-visayas-may-develop-into-tropical-depression-within-72-hours/story/

7. Around 17% of young Filipinos aged 15 to 24 have thought of suicide —DOH exec [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, News5, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/25/around-17-of-young-filipinos-aged-15-to-24-have-thought-of-suicide-doh-exec/

8. Business groups support POGO phaseout [Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/849211/business-groups-support-pogo-phaseout/story/?just_in

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—