Day: November 22, 2025

Manila: Four weather systems will continue to affect the country, the weather bureau said Saturday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported that cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms will prevail over Apayao, Kalinga, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, and Nueva Vizcaya due to the shear line. According to Philippines News Agency, cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms will be experienced over the Caraga Region, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, and Palawan as a result of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The ITCZ will also bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with

Vatican: Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr. Samuel Agcaracar as the fifth bishop of the diocese of San Jose de Nueva Ecija. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News reported on Friday that the new bishop will succeed Bishop Roberto Mallari, who now heads the Diocese of Tarlac. According to Philippines News Agency, before the appointment of the 55-year-old Agcaracar from the Societas Verbi Divini (SVD) congregation, the position had been vacant for nearly eight months. The bishop-elect is the current rector of the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City and provincial admonitor of the SVD Philippine Central

Zamboanga: Police have launched a manhunt against the killer of a barangay official in this southern port city early Saturday, officials said. Zamboanga City Police Director, Col. Fidel Fortaleza Jr., reported that Manicahan Barangay Councilor Julambri Utubara, 28, was shot along Martha Drive, Barangay Sta. Catalina at about 1:20 a.m. According to Philippines News Agency, the victim was transported to Zamboanga City Medical Center by a responding ambulance for medical treatment, but was later pronounced dead by the attending physician. Initial investigation revealed that the victim was driving his motorcycle when he was shot by the gunman, who was also