(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 11 January 2025) π—¦π—¬π—‘π—’π—£π—¦π—œπ—¦: Shear Line affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Central 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 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—‘: Light to Moderate winds coming from East to Northeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


TOP STORIES - Monday, 06 January 2025

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

As of Monday, 5:00 p.m., 6 January 2025

1. Philippines starts temporarily hosting Afghans seeking US visas

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Rappler, The Manila Times]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/6/philippines-starts-temporarily-hosting-afghans-seeking-us-visas-1100

2. PCG challenges China ‘monster ship’ seen near Zambales

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/01/06/2412139/pcg-challenges-china-monster-ship-seen-near-zambales

3. Lawmakers seek common effort in Duterte impeachment

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

https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2025/1/6/makabayan-bloc-meeting-impeachment-filers.html

4. Printing of 73M ballots for 2025 polls starts today

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, News5, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://malaya.com.ph/news/national-news/printing-of-73m-ballots-for-25-polls-starts-today/

5. Phivolcs warns of increased seismic activity at Taal Volcano, cites risk of phreatic eruption

[Daily Guardian, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar, Watchmen Daily Journal]

https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/6/phivolcs-warns-of-increased-seismic-activity-at-taal

6. Security preparations for Traslacion in place — PNP

[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar, Sunstar, The Manila Times]

https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/314543689/security-preparations-for-traslacion-in-place-pnp.html

7. NSC changes reveal widening rift bet. Marcos, Duterte – groups

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Cebu Daily News, Philstar]

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/615555/nsc-changes-reveal-widening-rift-bet-marcos-duterte-groups

8. Suspension of higher SSS contributions sought

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/01/06/2412133/suspension-higher-sss-contributions-sought

9. BuCor suspends 4 officers over stabbing incident

[BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Malaya, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/06/news/national/bucor-suspends-4-officers-over-stabbing-incident/2030555

10. Oil firms open 2025 with major pump price hike

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, News5, The Manila Times]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/931920/oil-price-hike-effective-january-6/story/

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