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(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 19 August 2026) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression "NENENG" was estimated based on all available data at 675 km East of Itbayat, Batanes (21.3°N, 128.5°E) with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving Westward at 15 km/h. Southwest Monsoon affecting Luzon and the western section of Visayas. TC Information TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCATION: 3,090 KM EAST OF NORTHEASTERN MINDANAO (8.1°N, 154.4°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 55 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 70 KM/H MOVEMENT: WESTWARD SLOWLY TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCATION: 670 KM WEST OF CALAYAN, CAGAYAN (19.2°N, 115.1°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 45 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 55 KM/H MOVEMENT: WESTWARD AT 20 KM/H. Localized Thunderstorms ang makaapekto sa rehiyon sa Caraga.


Wednesday, June 23, 2021

18 PDI food producers undergo OTOP ACT session on food packaging 

SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, June 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Dinagat Islands has recently conducted the 2021 One Town, One Product (OTOP) Next Gen Assessment, Consultation and Triage (ACT) Session on Food Packaging.


According to DTI Dinagat Islands Provincial Director Elmer M. Natad, the assessment consultation triage session on food packaging will enable the local food producers in the province to achieve new packaging and label designs.


He said that OTOP NextGen program of DTI aims to provide assistance and capacitate the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by scaling up their products in the areas of design, quality, volume, and among others.


Around 18 food producers from various business establishments in Dinagat Islands participated in the said session.


The two-day activity was conducted via Zoom platform and one-on-one consultations were made online with the resource speaker Mr. Raynor Zuleta of Raynor of Design Concepts from Manila. (DTI-PDI/PIA-Dinagat Islands)