(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 06 February 2025) Shear Line affecting Visayas. Northeast Monsoon affecting Luzon. 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 cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Shearline/Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. 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 Norteast will prevail with moderate to rough seas / (2.1 to 3.7 meters).


TOP STORIES – Sunday, 03 September 2023

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

03 September 2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 pm.

1. Govt to mobilize 'rice price monitors'

- DTI, DA, LGUs to deploy teams to enforce rice price ceiling

- DILG to launch nationwide rice price cap info drive

- Violators of rice retail price cap may face fines of up to P1M —DTI exec

- NEDA: Rice price ceiling not permanent

-'Ayuda' for rice retailers amid price cap? Romualdez says it's an option

[Manila Times, ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, The Philippine STAR, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, GMA News] https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/09/03/news/national/govt-to-mobilize-rice-price-monitors/1908207

2. Rice retailers to defy price caps, cite losses

- CdO rice vendors balk at price cap

- Lagman suggests farmers' subsidy alongside rice price cap

[Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1825734/rice-retailers-to-defy-price-caps-cite-losses

3. APPOINTEES:

- INC's Manalo named envoy for OFW concerns

- Nat’l Treasurer Rosalia de Leon named as new Monetary Board member

[ABS-CBN News, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, The Philippine STAR]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/09/02/news/marcos-names-inc-head-manalo-as-special-envoy-for-ofw-concerns/1908213

4. NTF-ELCAC:

- AΓ±o: PH insurgency-free before Marcos steps down

- AΓ±o welcomes Church in drive vs insurgency

- Bishop clarifies CBCP’s involvement with NTF-ELCAC

[Inquirer, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1825767/ano-ph-insurgency-free-before-marcos-steps-down

5. Anti-trafficking council suspends travel guidelines

[ABS-CBN News, Manila Times, GMA News, Manila Bulletin] https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/09/03/news/national/anti-trafficking-council-suspends-travel-guidelines/1908221

6. WEATHER UPDATES:

- Signal No. 1 remains over Batanes, Babuyan Islands due to Hanna

- Two dead, over 400,000 affected by 'habagat' due to 'Hanna', 'Goring'

- Agricultural damage due to Typhoon Goring reaches nearly P900 million

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/09/03/2293550/two-dead-over-400000-affected-habagat-due-hanna-goring

7. ‘Morale-boosting’: Depite flak senators defend West PH Sea shirts in Gilas vs. China World Cup match

[Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL] ‘Morale-boosting’: Depite flak senators defend West PH Sea shirts in Gilas vs. China World Cup match

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