(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Tuesday, 08 July 2025) At 3:00 AM today, the center of the eye of Typhoon "BISING" {DANAS} was estimated based on all available data at 385 km North Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes (24.1°N, 120.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 180 km/h. It is moving Northeastward at 25 km/h. Southwest Monsoon affecting the rest of the country. 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 rains or thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. 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 South will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 to 2.1 meters).


Thursday, 29 February 2024

Agusanon nahimong outstanding vet sa nasod

DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN -- Nadawat ni Dr. Joseph P. Dargantes ang prestihiyoso’ng 2024 Philippine Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA) Outstanding Veterinarian in Rural and Extension Service Award atol sa gihimo’ng 91st PVMA Scientific Conference and Annual Convention niadtong Pebrero 21-23, 2024 sa Bacolod City.

Ang maong award kang Dr. Dargantes nag-ila sa iyang “dedication ug exemplary performance” isip Veterinary IV sa Provincial Veterinary Office sa Agusan del Norte diin tungod kaniya nahimogso ang One Health Rabies Program sa nasod.

Sa tabang ni Paul Cupay sa MIS Division sa Provincial Governor’s Office, iyang gimugna ang Rabies Management Information System (RabMIS), usa ka computer information system nga naga-record, store ug nagamentinar og databases sa veterinary ug human compartments sa One Health Rabies Program. 

Sulod sa 20 ka tuig matod pa, gididikar ni Dargantes ang iyang kahanas sa iyang propisyon  sa serbisyo publiko pinaagi sa pakigtambayayong sa mga animal raisers dinhi sa probinsya.

Aktibo ang maong veterinarian sa veterinary research isip usa sa mga pioneering trainees sa nasod mahitungod sa Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (AVET). Nakuha niini ang Interrisk International Master’s Degree nga nga gi-offer sa Thailand’s Kasetsart University ug France’s Ecole Nationale VΓ©tΓ©rinaire de Toulouse sa suporta sa CIRAD (French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development).

Na-compile ug na-publish ni Dagantes ang iyang mga kasinatian sa veterinary pinaagi sa iyang libro nga nag-ulohan og “This Vet’s Life.” (PLGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)