(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 - Thursday, June 27, 2024

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

As of 5:00 p.m., Thursday, 27 June 2024

A man decorates a billboard of President Duterte together with his sons Paolo and Baste at the San Pedro Square in Davao City on June 19, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File
1. 2025 POLLS:

-Marcos on Dutertes' reported Senate bid: 'It's a free country'

-‘Uniteam remains intact,’ Marcos insists

-Trillanes proposes anti-Duterte unity ticket

-LP has no plans to ally with admin —De Lima

-Rep. France Castro to run for Senate in 2025

[ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer, Rappler, The Manila Times, News5PH, GMA News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/27/marcos-on-dutertes-potential-senate-run-it-s-a-free-country-1112

2. Marcos to name new DepEd secretary this week

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer, Rappler, Manila Times, GMA News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/27/marcos-to-name-sara-duterte-s-replacement-as-deped-chief-this-week-1033

3. BSP keeps interest rates steady in June at 6.5%

[ABS-CBN News, Business World, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/6/27/bsp-keeps-interest-rates-steady-in-june-930

4. WEST PHL SEA

-Marcos on Ayungin incident: 'Deliberate, Illegal action by Chinese forces'

-Marcos: PH should 'do more' than just file protests vs China

[GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Rappler]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/911409/marcos-china-ayungin-illegal-action/story/

5. DE LIMA ACQUITTAL:

-De Lima's acquittal proves PHL does not need ICC — Marcos

-DOJ: ‘De Lima’s acquittal proof of working justice system’

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, GMA News]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/27/de-lima-s-acquittal-proves-ph-does-not-need-icc-marcos

6. BAMBAN POGO PROBE:

-Alice Guo’s birth certificate faces cancellation, citizenship in limbo

-AMLC: Alice Guo wrote 'Wen Yi Lin Leal' as ma's name in bank account

-NBI starts examining Alice Guo's fingerprints

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/06/27/2365982/alice-guos-birth-certificate-faces-cancellation-citizenship-limbo

7. Marcos admin aims to create 3 million jobs for Filipinos by 2028

[Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, GMA News]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1955519/marcos-admin-target-create-3-million-jobs-for-filipinos-by-2028

8. DOJ welcomes court gag order on all parties in Degamo case

[ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, BusinessMirror, GMA News]

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2024/06/26/doj-welcomes-court-gag-order-on-all-parties-in-degamo-case/

9. LPA spotted off Dipolog City dissipates

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News,  Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/27/lpa-in-mindanao-dissipates-pagasa

10. 7 NPA rebels killed in Nueva Ecija encounter

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/911410/npa-rebels-nueva-ecija-military/story/

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