(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, January 4, 2024

Militia ng Bayan surrenders to Agusan Norte police

BUTUAN CITY -- After several weeks of conversation, a New People’s Army (NPA) in the Barrio (Militia ng Bayan) under Sandatahang Yunit Pampropaganda, Guerilla Front 4A, North Central Mindanao Regional Committee, surrendered to the local police in Nasipit town, Agusan del Norte on January 2, who brought along with him an improvised shotgun.

Police Brigadier General Kirby John B. Kraft, Philippine National Police (PNP) Caraga regional director said that adding to the new list of communist terrorist group (CTG) surrenderers was alias Ben, a non-periodic status report listed, 58 years old, and resident of the aforesaid municipality. 

Personnel of Nasipit Municipal Police Station were in contact with alias Ben since December 2023 until he decided to return to the folds of the law. 

“I applaud the continuing efforts of our local police to convince those who are still in the armed struggle to leave and choose the path towards peace. Let us pursue our campaign to bring them back to their families and help them become productive members of society,” Dir. Kraft said.

In December 2023, PNP - Caraga recorded 60 CTG surrenderers composed of regular members, Militia ng Bayan, and CTG supporters. (PNP-Caraga/PIA-Agusan del Norte)

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