(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 05 December 2025) At 3:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Depression "WILMA" was estimated based on all available data at 180 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (11.7°N 127.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 55 km/h. It is moving Westward slowly. Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Dinagat Islands and Camiguin Island will have rains with gusty winds due to TD Wilma. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains with at times intense rains. Minimal to minor threat to life and property due to strong winds. While the rest Northern Mindanao, the rest of Caraga, and Zamboanga Peninsula will have Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to TD Wilma. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. The rest of Mindanao will have Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Moderate to Strong winds from Northeast to Northwest will prevail over the western sections of Mindanao with moderate to rough seas (1.5 to 2.8 meters). Elsewhere, moderate to strong winds from the Northwest to Southwest with moderate to rough seas (1.2 to 2.5 meters). At 3:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Depression "WILMA" was estimated based on all available data at 180 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (11.7°N 127.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 55 km/h. It is moving Westward slowly. Northeast Monsoon affecting Luzon.


Thursday, 1 June 2023

More than 100 English language teachers receive intensive training workshops 

BUTUAN CITY-- From May 8 to 26, the United States government is hosting a series of intensive training workshops for more than 100 English teachers from across the Philippines to enhance their teaching methods and skills in English language instruction.   

The workshops employ a “training the trainers” curriculum designed specifically for the Philippines by U.S.-sponsored English Language Specialists, Donna Brinton and Jan Frodesen.  The program is expected to benefit more than 7,000 teachers and 250,000 students in the Philippines by preparing participants to lead follow-on training sessions with colleagues in their local communities. 

According to Brinton and Frodesen, the program shares information, strategies, and techniques that enable participants to train fellow educators in their home communities. 

During the first two weeks of workshops in Manila, more than 60 teachers from academic institutions in Mindanao—including public high schools in Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi—received training.  Twelve teachers from the State Department’s English Access Microscholarship Program, including participants from Fiji, also joined the Manila program.  More than 50 educators from various campuses of Palawan State University are scheduled to join the final set of workshops from May 22 to 26 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.  

On May 17, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson met with workshop participants to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to working with Philippine partners to support quality education in the country, especially in language learning. 

“We know that having a strong educational system is the key to prosperity,” said Ambassador Carlson.  “The United States looks forward to seeing the positive results of this program as dedicated Filipino educators share these methods with their peers and students.”

For these workshops, the U.S. government collaborated with the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos, non-government organization Synergeia Foundation, Inc., and Palawan State University. (US Embassy in the Philippines/DMNR/PIA-Caraga)

 

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