(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 09 September 2024) Southwest Monsoon affecting Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, and Visayas. Trough of Super Typhoon {YAGI} (formerly "ENTENG") affecting Extreme Northern Luzon. Southwest Monsoon affecting the rest of Luzon. TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY SUPER TYPHOON YAGI (2411) LOCATION: 825 KM WEST OF NORTHERN LUZON (19.2°N, 112.8°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 195 KM/H GUSTINESS: UP TO 240 KM/H MOVEMENT: WESTWARD AT 20 KM/H 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—œπ—‘π—— 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π—–π—’π—”π—¦π—§π—”π—Ÿ π—ͺπ—”π—§π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Light to moderate winds coming from South to Southwest will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


Monday, June 17, 2019


TESDA awards scholarship commitments to E-CLIP enrolled FRs 

By Lee Escobal


TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, June 17 (PIA) -- A total of 75 former rebels (FRs) were awarded with TESDA Scholarship Commitments on Friday, June 14, 2019, during the Task Force Balik- Loob (TFBL) Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) Awarding of Assistance at the Villa Maria Luisa Hotel, this city.

The scholarship commitments awarded were Skills Training and Livelihood Program on Heavy Equipment Operation: Rigid On Highway Dump Truck NC II, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II, Organic Agriculture Production NC II, Animal Production (Swine) NC II and Driving NC II. The identified programs awarded were the result of the recently conducted Profiling and Training-Needs-Analysis (TNA) during the Pre E-CLIP Assistance Program participated by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Surigao del Sur to the FRs on June 12- 13, 2019.

In his message, TFBL Chairperson Usec. Reynaldo Mapagu of the Department of National Defense said the province of Surigao del Sur has been aggressive in implementing the E-CLIP and has embarked the commitment to obtain a just and lasting peace through this multi-faceted development scheme, which is also the flagship government program of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Supervising TESD Specialist Nancy de Guzman (left) of TESDA-Surigao del Sur awards the Certificate of Scholarship Commitment to a former rebel during the E-CLIP Awarding of Assistance held in Tandag City on June 14, 2019.

Of the 75 FRs, 45 of them surrendered at the 401st Brigade, 25 at the 402nd Brigade and five at the Police Provincial Office in Surigao del Sur. A total of 53 of the 75 FRs were also members of the indigenous people.  (TESDA/PIA-Surigao del Sur)

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