(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 23 December 2024) π—¦π—¬π—‘π—’π—£π—¦π—œπ—¦: Shear Line affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. Northeast Monsoon affecting the rest of Luzon. TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCATION: 165 KM WEST OF KALAYAAN, PALAWAN (10.8°N, 112.8°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 55 KM/H GUSTINESS: UP TO 70 KM/H MOVEMENT: NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 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, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Trough of Low Pressure Area. 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—‘: Lifgt to Moderate winds coming from East toSoutheast will prevail with light to Moderate (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Friday, 6 December 2024

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

As of Friday, 5:00 p.m. 06 December 2024

1. Unemployment rate down in Oct but job quality worsened

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar, Rappler]

https://business.inquirer.net/494405/unemployment-rate-down-in-oct-but-job-quality-worsened

2. PBBM signs laws to build evacuation centers, placing moratorium on loans

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314532687/pbbm-signs-laws-to-build-evacuation-centers-placing-moratorium-on-loans.html

3. Japan grants Philippines $11 million in security aid to bolster defenses

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/japan-grants-philippines-security-aid-bolster-defenses/

4. Timor-Leste grants anew Teves extradition to PH — DOJ

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar, Rappler, The Manila Times]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/929110/timor-leste-grants-anew-teves-extradition-to-ph-doj/story/

5. Gatchalian: Gov't lost P88-B in 2023 due to fake PWD IDs

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/5/gatchalian-gov-t-lost-p88-b-in-2023-due-to-fake-pwd-ids-1725

6. Loans of over 18T farmers in Davao, SOCCSKSARGEN condoned

[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Pilipino Star Ngayon]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/105484/loans-of-over-18t-farmers-in-davao-soccsksargen-condoned/story/

7. PNP: Suspect says kidnapped US vlogger Eastman dead

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/929109/pnp-suspect-says-kidnapped-us-vlogger-eastman-dead/story/

8. Guo pleads not guilty to material misrepresentation

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/12/06/2405397/guo-pleads-not-guilty-material-misrepresentation

9. Fuel prices: Gasoline to go up; kerosene, diesel down in 2nd week of December

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2024/12/5/fuel-prices-gasoline-to-go-up-kerosene-diesel-down-in-second-week-of-december-0729

© Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit