(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 16 January 2026) Dinagat Islands will experience rains with gusty winds due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. Minimal to minor threat to life and property due to strong winds. Northern Mindanao and the rest of Caraga will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. The eastern section of Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds from west to southwest with moderate to rough seas (2.1 to 3.4 meters). The rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate winds from northeast to northwest with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters). At 3:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Storm "ADA" {NOKAEN} was estimated based on all available data at 270 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (12.1°N, 127.9°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. It is moving Northwestward at 20 km/h. Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon.


Monday, June 06, 2022

28 micro enterprises receive livelihood kits from DTI in SurSur

BAROBO, Surigao del Sur -- Some 28 micro enterprises, beneficiaries of the Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa program (PPG) received the livelihood kits from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Surigao del Sur Provincial Office recently held in Brgy. Ban-as, Lianga, and Brgy. Tambis, Barobo respectively all of this province.

The Chief Trade and Industry Development Specialist Bema Theresa Vasquez on her message highlighted the importance of the program and encouraged them to properly manage and expand the livelihood provided by the government.

Also, the barangay captains of Ban-as Hon. Kordel Sarceda and barangay Tambis Hon. Francisca Alguzar has expressed their gratitude to DTI for assisting micro-enterprises in their respective barangays and encouraged beneficiaries to utilize the grant and knowledge to improve their businesses.

The Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa program aimed to assist individuals and families who are beneficiaries of the balik probinsya program and those affected by calamities.

The program will capacitate the beneficiaries with business management tools and provide them with P8,000.00 worth of livelihood support to help them recover and/or restart their businesses, it was learned. (with report from Cresal Grace Malabanan, DTI/PIA-Surigao del Sur)