(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 11 November 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Typhoon "NIKA" {TORAJI} was estimated based on all available data at 120 km East Southeast of Casiguran, Aurora (15.9°N, 123.2°E) with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h and gustiness of up to 150 km/h. It is moving West Northwestward at 20 km/h. TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR AS OF 3:00 AM TODAY SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YINXING (2422) (FORMERLY "MARCE") LOCATION: 880 KM WEST OF NORTHERN LUZON (18.5°N, 112.2°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 110 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 135 KM/H MOVEMENT: SOUTHWESTWARD AT 15 KM/H TROPICAL STORM MAN-YI (2424) LOCATION: 3,555 KM EAST OF CENTRAL LUZON (15.2°N, 154.8°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 85 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 105 KM/H MOVEMENT: EASTWARD SLOWLY TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOCATION: 1,685 KM EAST OF EASTERN VISAYAS (11.4°N, 141.2°E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 45 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 55 KM/H MOVEMENT: WEST NORTHWESTWARD AT 35 KM/H 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 rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.


Monday, February 20, 2023

1501CDC leads 4-day OERA training in Butuan

BUTUAN CITY -- The 1501st Community Defense Center (1501CDC) of the Reserve Command, Philippine Army concluded the four-day Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance Agent (OERA) Training Class 04-2023 through a closing ceremony to three Reservist Officers, 39 Enlisted Reservist from 1501st Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion (1501RRIBn), and three personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Police Office-13.

 

This event is in collaboration with the 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon headed by its team leader, Sergeant (Sgt) Joel Samarita (Ordnance Service) Philippine Army on February 4, 2023 at the 1501CDC Multipurpose Hall, Bancasi, Butuan City. 

 

The EORA Training capacitates the participants with knowledge and skill on how to provide accurate reporting and reconnaissance activities on unexploded ordnance and to provide information and coordination to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel for the conduct of effective disposal operations. 

 

Also, this is to train the particpants on how to investigate, locate, mark, initial detection and reporting of suspected unexploded ordnance. 

 

Colonel (Col) Jonathan Obena, the Group Commander of 15th Regional Community Defense Group (15RCDG), served as the keynote speaker during the ceremony and congratulated the participants for hurdling the said training. 

 

"You will be the force multiplier of our EOD personnel in case there are suspected Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) found anywhere, and your skill will boost your unit capability on detecting, preserving and reporting such IEDs," Col Obena said. (Maj Frances Belarmino, Director, 1501CDC/PIA-Caraga)