(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 16 January 2026) Dinagat Islands will experience rains with gusty winds due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. Minimal to minor threat to life and property due to strong winds. Northern Mindanao and the rest of Caraga will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. The eastern section of Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds from west to southwest with moderate to rough seas (2.1 to 3.4 meters). The rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate winds from northeast to northwest with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters). At 3:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Storm "ADA" {NOKAEN} was estimated based on all available data at 270 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (12.1°N, 127.9°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. It is moving Northwestward at 20 km/h. Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon.


Monday, 17 July 2023

Hired-on-the Spot gets center stage on job fair 

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Caraga recorded a total of 352 registered applicants during its recently conducted 2023 Job Fair on July 12, 2023 at the Agusan del Norte Province Capitol Grounds covered court, this city. 

A total of 20 local employers offering 831 jobs and three overseas recruitment agencies with 434 vacancies participated in the activity which started as early as 7:00 a.m.

Out of the registered applicants, 83 job seekers successfully hurdled the hiring process and were Hired on the Spot (HOTS). 

Xinzylou Toling, the first HOTS, expressed her gratitude to DOLE Caraga for the realization of this Job Fair and to JMNC Technological Training Center for the new opportunity given to her.  

The job fair is part of the service caravan participated by different national agencies in line with the first visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Caraga Region. (LDS/ALI/LEO III)