(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 26 December 2024) π—¦π—¬π—‘π—’π—£π—¦π—œπ—¦: Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao. Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern 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 ITCZ. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times 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 Northeast will prevail with moderate to rough seas / (2.1 to 3.7 meters).


TOP STORIES - Tuesday, January 10, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

10 January 2023, Tuesday, as of 9AM

1. Feast of the Black Nazarene

-Over 564,000 devotees attended Nazareno 2023 masses in Quiapo Church

-DOH: 642 devotees treated amid Nazarene feast activities

[GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, PhilStar, ABS-CBN News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/856813/black-nazarene-feast-draws-over-half-a-million-faithful/story/

2. COVID-19 infection

-DOH reports over 3K new COVID-19 cases from Jan 2-8

-OCTA: Nationwide COVID-19 positivity rate dips to 5.5%

[PhilStar, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/09/doh-reports-over-3k-new-covid-19-cases-from-jan-2-8/

3. Court acquits 10 human rights defenders of perjury

[Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, PhilStar, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/9/hermogenes-esperon-perjury-karapatan-rural-missionaries-of-the-philippines-gabriela.html

4. Pinoys warned vs China rocket debris anew  

[PhilStar, Inquirer, Manila Times, GMA News]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/01/10/2236468/pinoys-warned-vs-china-rocket-debris-anew-

5. PhilSA clarifies: Falling, burning object seen in Palawan towns likely a meteoroid

[Inquirer, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/9/UFO-over-Palawan-may-have-been-meteorite.html

6. DICT: Registered SIM cards exceed 16 million

[CNN PHL, GMA News, PhilStar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/01/10/2236484/dict-161-million-sim-registrants

7. ‘You don’t have common sense?’ Villar berates BAI official over ‘excessive’ importation of pork

[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Inquirer]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/10/villar-bureau-of-animal-industry-pork-importation.html

8. PAGASA: LPA enters PAR, to cause widespread rain in PHL

[Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714634/lpa-enters-par-to-cause-widespread-rain-in-ph

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