(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Sunday, 22 December 2024) π—¦π—¬π—‘π—’π—£π—¦π—œπ—¦: Shear Line affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. Northeast Monsoon affecting the rest of Luzon. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Dinagat Islands will experience Cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due to the Shear Line. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy with at times intense rains. Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Trough of Low Pressure Area. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 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 Northeast will prevail with Moderate to Rough seas / (1.5 to 3.7 meters).


TOP STORIES – Wednesday, April 26, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

26 April 2023, Wednesday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. Sudan crisis:

-PHL plots land, air, sea exits for OFWs in conflict-hit Sudan

-DMW: PHL gov’t eyeing jobs in Saudi Arabia for OFWs fleeing Sudan

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Phisltar, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/nation/overseas-filipinos/philippines-plots-land-air-sea-exits-ofws-sudan/

2. COVID-19 pandemic:

-PHL detects first case of Omicron subvariant ‘Arcturus’

-COVID-19 positivity rate up 11.7% nationwide

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Manila Times, Business Mirror, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1760974/ph-detects-first-case-of-xbb-1-16-omicron-subvariant

3. Vaccination confidence in PHL:

-UNICEF: PHL confidence in childhood vaccines declines 25% during pandemic

-UNICEF: Over 1 million Filipino kids missed out routine immunization in 2021

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/868030/pinoy-confidence-in-childhood-vaccines-declines-25-during-pandemic-unicef/story/

4. SIM registration:

-DICT eyes removal of Facebook, TikTok of unregistered SIMs over extension

-20-M unregistered SIM cards, low turnout in islands prompted Marcos to extend registration

-Smart, Globe welcome extension of SIM registration deadline

-DICT: Low SIM registration turnout not due to lack of gov’t IDs

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/868022/dict-unregistered-sim-cards-to-lose-facebook-tiktok-over-90-day-extension/story/

5. Gov't 'looking for solutions' to power crisis in Occidental Mindoro – Remulla [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/25/DOJ-looking-into-solutions-power-crisis-Occidental-Mindoro.html

6. DOJ eyes writ of kalikasan over Oriental Mindoro oil spill [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/25/DOJ-writ-of-kalikasan-Oriental-Mindoro-oil-spill.html

7. US firepower on display as ‘Balikatan’ nears close [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Inquirer]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/213809/us-firepower-on-display-as-balikatan-nears-close

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