(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 09 September 2025) Easterlies continue to affect Mindanao. Severe Tropical Storm TAPAH (formerly “Lannie”) – Outside PAR as of 3:00 AM today Location: 910 km west of Extreme Northern Luzon (20.8°N, 113.1°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 95 km/h near the center Gustiness: Up to 115 km/h Movement: North-northwestward at 15 km/h 🔹 Forecast: CARAGA Region: Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Easterlies. Moderate to heavy rains may cause flash floods and landslides in some areas. Rest of Mindanao: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms also due to Easterlies. Winds and Seas: Light to moderate winds from the east to northeast. Coastal waters will be slight to moderate (wave heights: 0.6 – 1.5 meters).


Thursday, 22 June 2023

Students, faculty join DENR 2023 Forestrylympics in Bislig City

BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur -- In line with the monthlong celebration of the Philippine Environment Month which bares the theme, "No to waste: Advancing Circular Economy to #beatplasticpollution, " the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Community ENRO Bislig headed by CENR officer Nathaniel E. Racho, in collaboration with the Forest and Wetland Research Development and Extension Center (FWRDEC) conducted the 2023 Forestrylympics in arboretum cum rest and recreation area in Sitio Sanyata, Barangay San Roque, Bislig City on June 20, 2023.

Accordingly, the students and teachers from Caraga State University (CSU) Main Campus, North Eastern Mindanao State University (NEMSU) Bislig San Miguel Campuses  joined the said event.

The 2023 Forestrylympics highlighted the different knowledge game such as the identification or name the leaf, wood and seed, and the environmental quiz bee.

The activity allowed the students to hone their knowledge, practice their specialization and maintain professional integrity and ethics in forestry.

As a result, Team Bagtikan emerged as the overall champion in leaf, wood, and seed identification, followed by Team White Lauan and Binuang. For the environmental quiz bee, Team White Lauan was declared as champion, followed by Team Binuang and Banaba.

The mentors always agree that the youth is the hope of our future. Today they might be our partners, while tomorrow they will go on and become leaders who will play vital roles in the protection and conservation of our natural resources for a greener and healthier environment. (DENR-CENRO Bislig/NGPB, PIA-Surigao del Sur)

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