(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 15 July 2025) The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect Mindanao. FORECAST: The Zamboanga Peninsula will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. These conditions may lead to possible flash floods or landslides, especially during moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms also influenced by the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be light to moderate from the southwest, with slight to moderate seas (wave height between 0.6 to 2.1 meters).


Friday, March 17, 2023

LBDA council holds conference to strengthen alliance

CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur -- The Lanuza Bay Development Alliance (LBDA) conducted its First Quarter Council meeting, today, March 17, 2023, at Oazis Beach Resort, Carrascal, SDS.

Said meeting was presided by LBDA Chair and also the Carrascal Mayor Vicente H. Pimentel III, attended by Carmen Mayor Jane V. Plaza, Lanuza Mayor Marvin Plaza, LBDA Executive Director Atty. Leodirico Avila, Jr..

The local government unit concerned employees and representatives from six (6) municipalities of Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen, Lanuza, Cortes, and the City of Tandag were also present during the conference.

Mayor VJ Pimentel III, in his message, urged the members to effectively sustain the joint efforts to revive and continue socio-economic initiatives in coastal and forest resource development, eco-tourism, and agricultural and enterprise development.

He further stressed the significance of the active participation of each municipality to strengthen the alliance toward the fulfillment of the LBDA’s vision. (NGPB/LGU-Carrascal/PIA-Surigao del Sur)