(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 15 July 2025) The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect Mindanao. FORECAST: The Zamboanga Peninsula will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. These conditions may lead to possible flash floods or landslides, especially during moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms also influenced by the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be light to moderate from the southwest, with slight to moderate seas (wave height between 0.6 to 2.1 meters).


Monday, December 6, 2021

Caraga stakeholders celebrate Int’l Day of PWDs

BUTUAN CITY – Stakeholders from various sectors in Caraga region took their part in the celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disability (PWDs), which is celebrated around the globe every 3rd of December. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga, through its Sectoral Unit, with other sectors united in commemorating this yearly celebration. 

DSWD-Caraga regional director Ramel Jamen bared that the observance of the International Day of PWDs aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. 

 

“It seeks to increase awareness and advocate for the integration of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development,” he said.

 

Today, the world has adjusted itself to the “new normal," bringing about big changes to the lives of PWDs. 

 

This year's theme “Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world” highlighted the vital role of PWDs in creating an inclusive and accessible new normal for PWDs. 

 

The theme also urged the Filipino people to empower PWDs to take the lead in policy formulation, implementation and advocacy for disability inclusion. (DSWD-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)