(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 25 July 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 135 km West Southwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro (13.1°N, 120.0°E). Meanwhile, another LPA was estimated based on all available data at 880 km East of Eastern Visayas (11.1°N, 133.8°E). 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 cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. 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 Southwest to Southeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


Wednesday, 9 March 2022

RGADC Caraga calls on sectors to join activities for NWM celebration

By Jennifer P. Gaitano

BUTUAN CITY -- The Regional Development Council – Regional Gender and Development Committee (RDC-RGADC), chaired by Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga regional director Atty. Jerefe Tubigon-Bacang, called on the different sectoral groups to support and join the committee in the conduct of various lined-up activities set for this year’s Women’s Month celebration. 

“Apart from the kick-off activities on March 1, the committee was able to conduct the “Women and the Elections Webinar” on March 4 participated in representatives from government agencies, non-government organizations, civil society organizations, media and other partner stakeholders. On the same date, the committee also conducted the online reorientation on the 2021 Search for Gender-Responsive Government Agencies,” said Bacang.

In time with the International Women’s Day celebration on March 8, the RGADC will hold the Women’s Summit at Balanghai Hotel in Butuan City. “Participating government agencies will be participating in this activity and will be putting up their booths where they could provide their free services and programs to the attendees. Successful women will also be recognized and be given awards from the different concerned government agencies,” Bacang said.

On March 18, RGADC has also scheduled the Gender Equality in Education Webinar via Zoom platform. This will be led by the CHR in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga.

The CHR again, together with the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of Butuan will hold the “Kababayen-an, Kabatan-onan ug ang Piniliay” Caravan on March 22-24, 2022.

The RGADC chair also revealed that on March 28, the Regional Committee on Disability Affairs (RCDA) will spearhead the Women with Disability Day celebration through the conduct of a Thanksgiving Mass and Webinar Series. 

Also, on March 30, the RGADC will lead the conduct of culmination activity through a Community Outreach within the province of Agusan del Norte.

Meanwhile, the following will also be part of the lined-up activities for the Women’s Month celebration: WOMENtum (Women’s Momentum), to be spearheaded by the Regional Inter-Agency Committee Against Trafficking – Violence Against Women and their Children (RIACAT-VAWC) Caraga, and Kapihan sa SM City Butuan: Women’s Month Edition on March 25 to be spearheaded by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga. 

“We, in the RGADC hope to see you in the aforementioned activities both physical and virtual. Let’s continue to increase the level of public awareness on the rights and welfare of the women sector in the region and prevent any form of violence and abuse everywhere,” said Bacang. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)

 

 

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