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(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 24 August 2026) Typhoon Saudel (2618) Location: 1,660 KM East Northeast of extreme Northern Luzon (23.3°N, 137.7°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 175 KM/H near the center Gustiness: up to 215 KM/H Movement: West Northwestward at 30 KM/H Tropical Depression Location: 1,330 KM East of Southeastern Luzon (14.1°N, 136.6°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 55 KM/H near the center Gustiness: up to 70 KM/H Movement: North Northeastward at 10 KM/H Tropical Depression Gaenari (2620) (formerly "Neneng") Location: 520 KM North of Itbayat, Batanes (24.9°N, 119.4°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 55 KM/H near the center Gustiness: Up to 70 KM/H Movement: West Southwestward at 15 KM/H Localized Thunderstorms affecting Mindanao.


Saturday, March 7, 2015

Schools heads to attend regional TVET Summit in Butuan

By Sally Tolentino Haimalin

BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 7 (PIA) – The Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga region through its assistant regional director and officer-in-charge Dr. Rebecca V. Delapuz enjoins Schools Division Superintendents (SDS), assistant SDS, regional/division Science High School Coordinators, Division Planning Officers and Regional/Division Tech Voc Coordinators to attend the annual Regional TVET Administrators’ Summit  on March 13 here.

The event carries the theme, “Positioning in the ASEAN Economic Community.”

According to Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Caraga regional director Dr. Florencio F. Sunico, Jr., the summit is designed to provide appropriate policy direction and information on the programs and projects of TVET, the current education framework of the country as well as the employment generation. It will also promote an atmosphere conducive for discussion and dynamic exchange of issues and concerns related to TVET program delivery, Dr. Sunico added.


The summit, spearheaded by TESDA, is expected to gather some 100 participants to include selected K to 12 pilot implementers of the region, said Dr. Sunico. (DepEd Butuan City Division/PIA-Agusan del Norte)