(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 03 April 2025) Easterlies affecting the country. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Easterlies. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. While Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur will be partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshoer or thunderstorm due to Easterlies. Possible flashflood or lanslide during thunderstorn. 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—‘: Light to moderate winds coming from East to Northeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 2.5 meters)


TOP STORIES – Thursday, March 16, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

16 March 2023, Thursday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. Degamo slay case:

-Teves seeks 2-month House leave due to ‘grave security threat’

-House panel orders Teves to explain failure to return to Philippines

-Teves, 2 sons charged over illegal possession of firearms

-March 16 declared a special non-working day in Negros Oriental

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Times]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/15/2251905/house-panel-orders-teves-explain-failure-return-philippines

2. Charter change:

-Romualdez responds to Zubiri: House rushing Cha-cha for country’s sake

-Padilla sets Cha-cha public forum, Speaker pushes economic reform

[Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/16/House-rushing-cha-cha-for-country.html

3. NCR jeepney minimum fare returns to P9 next month [Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/03/16/23/minimum-jeepney-fare-balik-p9-sa-metro-manila

4. North Korea launches missile ahead of South Korea-Japan summit

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/864047/north-korea-launches-missile-ahead-of-south-korea-japan-summit/story/?just_in

5. More parts of PHL to face rains due to LPA —PAGASA [Inquirer, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/16/23/more-parts-of-ph-to-face-rains-due-to-lpa-pagasa

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