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.
5 affected passengers on Singapore Airlines flight from PH — airline
Singapore Airlines has confirmed the nationalities of the affected passengers on Flight SQ321 that encountered severe turbulence 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.
