(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, 17 September 2023

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

17 September 2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.

1. Singapore's Dyson to invest in PH

[The Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, People’s Journal, GMA News, Inquirer]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/882375/dyson-committed-p11b-worth-of-investments-in-ph-palace/story/

2. Malaysian retail group eyes PH for duty-free airport shops

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

https://business.inquirer.net/421516/malaysian-retail-group-eyes-ph-for-duty-free-airport-shops

3. ABRA LAWYER KILLING        

-Palace vows authorities will 'work relentlessly' to bring justice to slain Abra lawyer

- DOJ: Abra lawyer slay suspects identified

- Abra police urge public to help identify suspects behind lawyer’s killing

- Abra lawyer’s murder sends chills even to Mindanao legal circles

[Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, GMA News, PhilStar, CNN Philippines, Rappler]

https://tribune.net.ph/2023/09/17/bersamin-vows-justice-for-alzate/

4. Maharlika chest at P107 billion; ‘gains seen in 4-5 years’

[Inquirer, Daily Tribune, PhilStar, Manila Standard, People’s Journal]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1832514/maharlika-chest-at-p107b-gains-seen-in-4-5-years

5. 2023 BAR EXAMS

-Bar exams 2023 start for almost 11,000 examinees nationwide

- SC to release results of 2023 Bar exams before Christmas

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN Philippines, Rappler, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/17/23/higit-10000-sasabak-sa-2023-bar-exams

6. Crime volume dips by 7.84 percent

[PhilStar, GMA News, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/09/17/2296792/crime-volume-dips-784-percent

7. ‘There’s nothing left’: AFP observes massive coral reef damage in WPS after Chinese swarming

[Manila Bulletin, CNN Philippines, Rappler, PhilStar]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/17/there-s-nothing-left-afp-observes-massive-coral-reef-damage-in-wps-after-chinese-swarming

8. Surprise drug tests on 89 PNP ranking officials yield negative results

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1832738/surprise-drug-tests-on-89-pnp-ranking-officials-yield-negative-results

9. Romualdez won’t confirm or deny reported $2 million Harvard donation

[Rappler, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News]

https://www.rappler.com/nation/speaker-martin-romualdez-statement-million-dollar-donation-harvard-tagalog-language-course

10. Pope Francis dismisses Borongan priest due to alleged sex abuse

[Rappler, Inquirer, GMA News, Daily Tribune]

https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/pope-francis-dismisses-borongan-priest-father-pio-aclon-sex-abuse/

11. ITCZ to bring rain showers over Mindanao; Habagat to affect rest of PH

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/882389/itcz-to-bring-rain-showers-over-mindanao-habagat-to-affect-rest-of-ph/story/

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