(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 19 July 2025) As of 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression “CRISING” was located at 530 km east of Juban, Sorsogon (13.0°N, 128.9°E). It has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving west-northwest at 15 km/h. Tropical Depression Crising is currently affecting Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte, while the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect the rest of Mindanao. Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to TD Crising. Flash floods or landslides are possible during moderate to at times heavy rainfall. Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and the rest of Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms caused by the Southwest Monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, also due to the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be moderate from the southwest to west, with moderate seas (wave height: 1.2 to 2.5 meters).


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)