(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 12 July 2025) The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect Mindanao. FORECAST: The Zamboanga Peninsula will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. These conditions may lead to possible flash floods or landslides, especially during moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms also influenced by the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be light to moderate from the southwest, with slight to moderate seas (wave height between 0.6 to 2.1 meters).


TOP STORIES - Tuesday, December 27, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

27 December 2022, Tuesday, as of 5PM

1. Mandatory SIM registration

-DICT launches 24/7 SIM registration complaint center

-Telcos face glitches as SIM card registration begins

[ABS-CBN News, PhilStar, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/855583/dict-launches-24-7-sim-registration-complaint-center/story/

2. Marcos holding meetings on immediate response to widespread floods, says Palace

-Christmas floods' damage to agriculture pegged at P59.8M — NDRRMC

-PAGASA: Rainy weather to persist in parts of PH due to shear line

[Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, BusinessWorld] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/27/marcos-holding-meetings-for-flooding-response-says-palace/

3. FDA grants emergency use authorization for bivalent vaccines of Pfizer, Moderna—DOH

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, DWIZ, ONE News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/27/fda-grants-emergency-use-authorization-for-bivalent-vaccines-of-pfizer-moderna-doh/

4. DOH asks Marcos to extend COVID-19 state of calamity

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/27/22/doh-to-marcos-extend-covid-19-state-of-calamity

5. DOH: Fireworks-related injuries climb to 25

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, PhilStar] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/27/marcos-holding-meetings-for-flooding-response-says-palace/

6. DA says no plan to import onions as prices hit P500/kg

[GMA News, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/855592/da-says-no-plan-to-import-onions-as-prices-hit-p500-kg/story/

7. Pasig gov't orders closure of online gambling establishments

[GMA News, Inquirer, ANC Alerts] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/855607/pasig-gov-t-orders-closure-of-online-gambling-establishments/story/?just_in

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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