(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 14 November 2024) At 4:00 AM today, the center of Typhoon “OFEL” (USAGI) was estimated based on all available data at 475 km East Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes or 595 km East of Daet, Camarines Norte (14.6 °N, 128.5 °E ) with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h and gustiness of up to 150 km/h. It is moving Westward at 35 km/h. TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY TROPICAL STORM TORAJI (2423) [FORMERLY NIKA] LOCATION: 475 KM WEST OF CALAYAN, CAGAYAN (20.0°N, 117.0°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 85 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 105 KM/H MOVEMENT: WEST NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 KM/H TROPICAL STORM MAN-YI (2424) LOCATION: 2,210 KM EAST OF EASTERN VISAYAS (13.2°N, 145.0°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 75 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 90 KM/H MOVEMENT: WEST SOUTHWESTWARD AT 30 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 Northwest to Southwest will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


Monday, June 21, 2021

Army joins pact to advance Community Enterprise Village in AgNor

 

BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte, Jun. 21 – A joint pact that will ensure the sustainability of Community Enterprise Village for the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) has been formalized with the recent signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the 23rd Infantry Battalion (23IB), Philippine Army in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Agusan del Norte, Local Government Unit (LGU) of Nasipit, and the Technical Education Skills Development Authority of Agusan del Norte (TESDA-ADN) held in Barangay Camagong, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte.

 

The MOA was signed by the members of Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) of Nasipit headed by Mayor Enrico Corvera, TESDA-ADN Provincial Director Rey Cueva, Lt. Col Julius Cesar C Paulo, commanding officer of 23IB, PMaj. Limen A. Magdadaro, chief of police, Nasipit, and the members of people’s organizations (POs).

 

Under the MOA, the signatories pledge their commitment to handle and manage the Busilak Enterprise Village well. It also aims to enjoin the cooperation and commitment of the LGU of Nasipit, various National agencies, the 23IB, PNP, and the POs to ensure the sustainability of the said project.

 

It can be recalled that the launching of Busilak Enterprise Village was conducted in time with the conduct of PPOC Immersion last April 12 to 13 2021 in the same sitio. It is a collaborative effort between the provincial government of Agusan del Norte, LGU of Nasipit, 23IB, PNP, and national agencies, to the Indigenous Peoples that once suffered from the armed conflict brought by the Communist NPA Terrorist (CNTs) for almost five decades. The establishment of the community enterprise village paves the way to address the issues commonly exploited by the CNTs in the communities considered as geographically isolated, disadvantaged and conflict-affected areas (GIDAS).

 

Datu Talagsaon Jimbo Mansiguinda, the tribal leader of Sitio Mimbahandi, is thankful to the government for the assistance and assures that they will nurture the said project. 

 

Meanwhile, 23IB commander Lt. Col. Julius Cesar Paulo emphasized the importance of helping uplift the economic lives of the people in communities.

 

The issue on poverty, he added, has been manipulated by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing the New People’s Army (NPA) and political arm the National Democratic Front (NDF) in deceiving the people to hate the government.

 

“Insurgency cannot be addressed solely by the use of arms but through the collaborative efforts of various government agencies in providing responsive and sustainable development programs to the people and their communities,” Paulo said.

 

He also assured the IP leaders in Barangay Camagong of the continuing support of the 23IB in all their development undertakings.

 

“With its desire to bring the public service to the people, the 23IB will continue to engage in various program and we can assure that the livelihood opportunities that we are providing them will be put in place, thus, it will be sustained,” Paulo said. (2Lt. Angel Grace M. Sebelina (INF) PA, Acting CMO Officer, 23IB PA/PIA Agusan del Norte)