(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 08 December 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression "WILMA" was estimated based on all available data in the vicinity of Matuguinao, Samar (12.2°N 125.0°E) with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 75 km/h. It is moving West Northwestward at 15 km/h. Shear Line affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon. Northeast Monsoon affecting the rest of Luzon. Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds from northeast to northwest will prevail over the western sections of Mindanao with moderate to rough seas (1.2 to 3.1 meters). Elsewhere, moderate winds from the northwest to southwest to southeast with moderate seas (1.2 to 2.5 meters).


Friday, 30 June 2023

Bislig City benchmarks on gender, development

BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur -- The personnel from the local government unit (LGU) of Makilala, Province of Cotabato led by municipal councilor Adelwisa V. Cruz, chair of the Committee on Gender and Development successfully conducted their benchmarking on GAD best practices during their recent visit in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur.

The team paid a courtesy visit to Mayor Florencio C. Garay, escorted by the City Social Welfare and Development Officer Grover S. Viduya and staff

The participants were interested in the livelihood-related undertakings geared towards the economic empowerment of women especially in the vulnerable sectors of the society.

CSWDO chief Viduya took them to the Women’s Display Center at Bislig Baywalk showcasing their local products.

The said visitors stooped by at Ocean View Park and Tinuy-an Falls for sightseeing of the city’s highlights, and thereafter was a sumptuous dining experience at Kuya Dong's restaurant in the city. 

Moreover, Viduya introduced the visitors to the Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities in the city, as the caretakers and protectors of some of its lands, including the tradition and belief systems that signified their deep respect and the strong sense of place and belongingness, and the sanctity of nature. To underscore, the IP communities sustain the cleanliness and attraction of Tinuy-an Falls, as one element of the natural world that needs to remain whole for the future generation. (CIO-Bislig/NGPB, PIA-Surigao del Sur)

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