INQToday: LPA forms east of Mindanao outside PAR; Marcos sets SY2024-2025 from July 29 to April 15
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Marcos sets school year 2024-2025 from July 29 to April 15
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday set the opening of school this year to July 29.
The Palace in a statement said that Marcos made the move in response to public concerns on the schedule of classes.
First couple hosts ‘get-together’ with several senators and their spouses
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had a get-together with several senators in a photo posted following the ousting of former Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri.
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos on Wednesday took to Instagram to post a photo with the President and select senators and their spouses.
Article continues after this advertisementPagasa: LPA forms east of Mindanao outside PAR
The cloud cluster located east of Mindanao has developed into a low pressure area (LPA), said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Wednesday.
Article continues after this advertisement“As of 8 a.m. today, the cloud cluster east of Mindanao, outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), has developed into a[n] LPA,” Pagasa said in an advisory.
Singapore Airlines has confirmed the nationalities of the affected passengers on in the air while flying from London to Singapore. The affected passengers are:
- 5 from the Philippines
- 56 from Australia
- 2 from Canada
- 1 from Germany
- 3 from India
- 2 from Indonesia
- 1 from Iceland
- 4 from Ireland
- 1 from Israel
- 16 from Malaysia
- 2 from Myanmar
- 23 from New Zealand
- 41 from Singapore
- 1 from South Korea
- 2 from Spain
- 47 from the UK
- 4 from the US
There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board.
