(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 - Tuesday, December 27, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

27 December 2022, Tuesday, as of 9AM

1. Mandatory SIM registration begins

-Server issues mar early hours of SIM registration

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https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/27/SIM-card-registration-error-Globe-Smart.html

2. Reported death toll due to heavy rains, floods rises to 13 —NDRRMC

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/855570/reported-death-toll-due-to-heavy-rains-floods-rises-to-13-ndrrmc/story/?just_in

3. Philippines records 5,690 new COVID cases, 172 deaths in past week

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https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/26/22/doh-5690-covid-cases-172-deaths-logged-in-past-week

4. Senate to prioritize Maharlika fund, public health bills in 2023

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https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/27/Senate-2023-priority-bills.html

5. Gas, kerosene prices up; diesel down

[PhilStar, Inquirer, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/27/2233461/gas-kerosene-prices-up-diesel-down

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—