(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 21 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 – Friday, May 26, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

26 May 2023, Friday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. Mawar update

-Super Typhoon Mawar reaches estimated peak intensity, may enter PAR today

-Classes suspended in parts of the country amid rains, threat of super typhoon

-DA gears up for Mawar’s possible impact on agri

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

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/regional/2023/5/25/Classes-suspended-Valencia-City--Bukidnon-flood.html

2. Marcos assures PH prepared for super typhoon Mawar

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

https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/25/marcos-assures-ph-prepared-for-super-typhoon-mawar

3. Marcos: Free trade deal a 'win-win strategy' for PH, EU

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/871163/marcos-free-trade-deal-a-win-win-strategy-for-ph-eu/story/

4. Bongbong Marcos eyes pre-shipment check to curb smuggling of agri products

[Inquirer, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1774653/bongbong-marcos-eyes-pre-shipping-inspections-to-curb-smuggling-of-agricultural-products

5. COMELEC division junks DQ case vs. Erwin Tulfo

[Iquirer, Rappler, GMA News, Manila Standard, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/871158/comelec-division-junks-dq-case-vs-erwin-tulfo/story/

6. Joblessness down, but still above pre-pandemic levels – SWS

[PhilStar, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/05/26/2269030/joblessness-down-still-above-pre-pandemic-levels-sws

7. Earthquakes

-Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes off Batanes

-Magnitude 5.0 quake shakes Uson, Masbate

[CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1774721/5-3-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-batanes

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