(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 25 July 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 135 km West Southwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro (13.1°N, 120.0°E). Meanwhile, another LPA was estimated based on all available data at 880 km East of Eastern Visayas (11.1°N, 133.8°E). 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—œπ—‘π—— 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π—–π—’π—”π—¦π—§π—”π—Ÿ π—ͺπ—”π—§π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Light to Moderate winds coming from Southwest to Southeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Demo on rice production culminates in Cantilan town

CANTILAN, Surigao del Sur - The Department of Agriclture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PhilRice) Agusan, in partnership with the local government unit of Cantilan, Surigao del Sur successfully culminated the Techno PUSH: Technology Demonstration of Rice Production Technologies in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur on September 22, 2023, through a Farmers' Field Day and Forum.

The Techno PUSH in Cantilan is one of the technology demonstration of rice production such as in Northeastern Mindanao Project of PhilRice - Agusan that sought to increase awareness and adoption of farmers and other stakeholders to modern rice production technologies.

“We have to work hard”, said Mayor Philip Pichay, as he encouraged all the farmers to do better and apply the modern technologies and high-yielding varieties demonstrated by the local government and national agencies like Philrice.

Carlito Camaso, the rice farmer - cooperator of the techno demo, expressed his gratitude and commitment to applying these new technologies in the next cropping seasons.

SB member  Romeo Emmanuel D. Azarcon, Municipal Agriculturist Ceasar Q. Blanco, and PhilRice, BDI-Project Leader, Cheryl U. Seville were also in attendance during the activity. (LGU-Cantilan/NGPB, PIA-Surigao del Sur)

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