(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 08 July 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the center of the eye of Typhoon "BISING" {DANAS} was estimated based on all available data at 385 km North Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes (24.1Β°N, 120.8Β°E) with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 180 km/h. It is moving Northeastward at 25 km/h. Southwest Monsoon affecting the rest of the country. 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 partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains or thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 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 South will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 2.1 meters).


Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Fish vendor in Siargao arrested in joint PDEA-PNP buy-bust operation

BUTUAN CITY -- The continuous crackdown on illegal drugs across the region resulted in the confiscation of Php343,600 worth of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or β€œshabu” in a joint buy-bust operation of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency -13 (PDEA-13) and Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) at around 6:20 PM on August 11, 2022.

The region’s top cop, Police Brigadier General (PBGen) Romeo M. Caramat, Jr., lauded the troops of PDEA-13, Dapa Municipal Police Station, and the  Drug Enforcement Unit of Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (SDNPPO) for the arrest of Ricky C. Gerarcas, 46 years old, resident of Barangay 13, Poblacion, Dapa.

During the operation, government troops confiscated six sachets of suspected β€œshabu” weighing 52 grams with a standard drug price of Php343,600, 20 pieces of Php1,000 bills as marked money, a cell phone, and a Yamaha motorcycle.

β€œThis another major accomplishment is clear proof of the relentless fight of Caraga cops against illegal drug personalities in the region. The public is encouraged to continue to support the efforts of the authorities to rid the region of the influence of illegal drugs,” said PRO-13’s regional director. (Police Regional Office-13/PIA-Surigao del Norte)

 

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