(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 25 July 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 135 km West Southwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro (13.1°N, 120.0°E). Meanwhile, another LPA was estimated based on all available data at 880 km East of Eastern Visayas (11.1°N, 133.8°E). ππ’π₯ππππ¦π§ πͺπππ§πππ₯ ππ’π‘πππ§ππ’π‘: Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. ππ’π₯ππππ¦π§ πͺππ‘π ππ‘π ππ’ππ¦π§ππ πͺππ§ππ₯ ππ’π‘πππ§ππ’π‘: Light to Moderate winds coming from Southwest to Southeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).
Usec Virgilio Leyretana, Sr and Chair of Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCO) (right) explained that MEDCo acts as coordinator, consolidator, integrator, monitoring and evaluator in any social and economic program for the development of Mindanao. He said this during the recently conducted press conference held at the residence of Surigao del Sur Provincial Governor Vicente T. Pimentel, Jr. Also in photo is Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Usec. Romeo Momo. (PIA-Caraga)
Usec. Romeo Momo of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) disclosed that the San Agustin-Lianga road section will be completed by June of 2009, Barobo- Lianga and Gamut- Bayabas by March of 2009 while Aras-asan-Tagmalinao-Tagbalidbid road section in the province of Surigao del Sur will be completed by early months of 2010. He said this during the recently conducted press conference held at the residence of Surigao del Sur Provincial Governor Vicente T. Pimentel, Jr. while Director Della Capicenio of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) listens attentively. (PIA-Caraga) 
Usec Virgilio Leyretana, Sr. and Chairman of the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCO) (right) assured the media practitioners attending the press conference held at the residence of Surigao del Sur Provincial Governor Vicente T. Pimentel, Jr, that the 27 on-going infrastructure projects in Mindanao will be competed as scheduled since these were already programmed and well-funded by the national government. Also photo is Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Usec. Romeo Momo.