(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 06 September 2024) Southwest Monsoon affecting Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, and Visayas. Trough of Super Typhoon {YAGI} (formerly "ENTENG") affecting Extreme Northern Luzon. Southwest Monsoon affecting the rest of Luzon. TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY SUPER TYPHOON YAGI (2411) LOCATION: 825 KM WEST OF NORTHERN LUZON (19.2°N, 112.8°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 195 KM/H GUSTINESS: UP TO 240 KM/H MOVEMENT: WESTWARD AT 20 KM/H 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 partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. 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—‘: Light to moderate winds coming from South to Southwest will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES – Sunday, 18 June 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)

18 June 2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.

People enjoy the view of Mayon volcano from Lingon Hills in Legazpi City Albay on June 16, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
1. OCD mulls turning permanent danger zones around active PHL volcanoes as national parks [Manila Standard, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/17/23/ocd-mulls-turning-permanent-danger-zones-around-volcanoes-as-national-parks

2. Philippines again meets US standards in ending human trafficking [Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, The Philippine STAR]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/06/18/2274694/philippines-again-meets-us-standards-ending-human-trafficking

3. Carlos Yulo bags gold in vault final at Asian Championships [Rappler, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/sports/2023/6/18/carlos-yulo-asian-championships-2023-61823.html

4. Passenger-cargo vessel catches fire off Panglao, Bohol [Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/873277/passenger-cargo-vessel-catches-fire-off-panglao-bohol/story/?just_in

5. BARMM leaders ask SC to nullify Bangsamoro Electoral Code provisions [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/873286/barmm-leaders-ask-sc-to-nullify-bangsamoro-electoral-code-provisions/story/?just_in

6. ASG sub-leader, wives, members arrested [GMA News, Daily Tribune]

https://tribune.net.ph/2023/06/18/asg-sub-leader-wives-members-arrested/

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