(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 30 October 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the center of the eye of Typhoon "LEON" {KONG-REY} was estimated based on all available data at 380 km East of Aparri, Cagayan or 395 km East of Calayan, Cagayan (18.8 °N, 125.2°E) with maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h and gustiness of up to 205 km/h. It is moving West Northwestward at 15 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—‘: Moderate to Strong winds coming from West to Southwest will prevail with moderate to rough seas / (2.1 to 3.5 meters).


TOP STORIES – Sunday, 4 June, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

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

1. PH gets first COVID bivalent vaccine donated by Lithuania

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/04/23/ph-gets-first-covid-bivalent-vaccine-donated-by-lithuania

2. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES

-MalacaΓ±ang bares latest batch of appointees

-Marcos appoints veteran broadcast journalist as acting PTV chief

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1779330/malacanang-bares-new-list-of-appointees-under-marcos-administration

3. Villanueva designated as Senate OIC until mid-June

[Inquirer, Manila Times, Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/4/villanueva-designated-as-senate-caretaker

4. MAHARLIKA INVESTMENT FUND

-Serious errors committed in approving Maharlika bill – Escudero

-Maharlika errors can only be fixed in Congress – senator 

-More gov’t funds to social programs with Maharlika fund: DBM

-Escudero says PBBM won’t veto MIF Bill

-Maharlika Fund vital to PH infra dev't, says nat'l treasurer

[PhilStar, ABS-CBN News Online, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1779144/serious-errors-committed-in-approving-maharlika-bill-escudero

5. WEST PHL SEA BUOYS

-PCG: No buoys reported missing in West Philippine Sea territory

-PCG: 2 floating buoys installed in WPS are ‘undetected’

[Manila Bulletin, GMA News Online, Rappler, Inquirer, Daily Tribune]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/871987/pcg-no-buoys-reported-missing-in-west-philippine-sea-territory/story/?just_in

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