(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 04 October 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression "JULIAN" {KRATHON} was estimated based on all available data at 240 km North Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes (22.6°N, 120.6°E) with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 75 km/h. It is almost stationary. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Visayas and Mindanao. 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 partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to ITCZ. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 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).


Friday, 27 October 2023

Farmers receive training, market opportunity of coconut in Surigao Norte

SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Surigao del Norte, through its industry development unit, in partnership with Philippine coconut Authority and Office of the Provincial Agriculture, recently conducted the skills training on coconut by-product cum market opportunity seminar in Barangay Nuevo Campo, San Benito, Surigao del Norte. 

The conduct of the said seminar is part of the target activities of the coconut Farmers Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) in Surigao del Norte, in order to create additional products from this tree of life.

A total of 25 members from Nuevo Campo Development Cooperative participated in the activity and produced coconut by-products such as buko pie, coco toyo, coco vinegar, coco macaroons, processed buko juice, coco oil, and coco yema. 

The training was successfully conducted in coordination with the local government unit of San Benito under the leadership of Mayor Ma. Gina S. Menil and Vice Mayor Wellybell A. Requireme. (DTI-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)

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