(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 07 February 2025) Shear Line affecting Visayas. Northeast Monsoon affecting Luzon. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Shearline/Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. 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 Norteast will prevail with moderate to rough seas / (2.1 to 3.7 meters).


TOP STORIES - Wednesday, December 21, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

21 December 2022, Wednesday, as of 9AM

1. Chinese embassy hits US for 'driving a wedge' between China, PHL

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/855054/chinese-embassy-says-us-trying-to-drive-a-wedge-between-china-philippines/story/

2. COVID-19 vaccination

-DOH awaits experts' advice on 2nd COVID-19 booster shot for general population

-Monovalent COVID-19 vaccine implementation to continue despite arrival of bivalent type–DOH

-Don't panic, DOH says on 600,000 health workers without 2nd booster

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/20/2232098/dont-panic-doh-says-600000-health-workers-without-2nd-booster

3. COVID-19 infection

-DOH records 626 new COVID-19 cases; active tally drops to 17,263

-Philippines reports 121 new cases of omicron subvariants

-Philippines prepared for entry of other COVID-19 subvariants

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/855031/doh-records-626-new-covid-19-cases-active-tally-drops-to-17-263/story/

4. Possible extension of COVID-19 state of calamity under discussion between DOH, MalacaΓ±ang

[CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Malaya, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/21/possible-extension-of-covid-19-state-of-calamity-under-discussion-between-doh-malacanang/

5. 39th Air Force chief ParreΓ±o assumes post

Marcos confident PAF would continue to be responsive under ParreΓ±o leadership

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/855026/marcos-confident-paf-would-continue-to-be-responsive-under-parreno-leadership/story/

6. DOJ: Bantag, Zulueta on immigration lookout bulletin since Dec. 7

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1707183/lookout-bulletin-for-bantag-zulueta-issued

7. Pasig government opens mega dialysis center

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

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/12/21/2232250/pasig-government-opens-mega-dialysis-center

—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—

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