(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.


Thursday, 14 March 2024

Agusan Sur cops intensified campaign against insurgency

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur -- With the intensified campaign against criminality and insurgency by the Agusan Del Sur Police Provincial Office (ADSPPO) headed by Police Colonel Yahya Yusup, provincial director, resulted to the successful implementation of the Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation (ACLEO) throughout the province covering the period from March 4-10, 2024, which resulted to a total of 29 operational accomplishments based on the records disclosed by the Provincial Operation and Management Unit (POMU).

The relentless efforts of the local cops against war and insurgency resulted to the following positive accomplishments, to wit:

- three illegal drug personalities nabbed through buy-bust operation;

- eight individuals arrested in illegal gambling;

- two loose firearms (FAs) voluntarily surrendered to the authorities while one loose FA was collared through a search warrant;

- one most wanted person and three other wanted persons fall behind bars while one Service of Warrant of Arrest was successfully implemented; and

- fourteen individuals were cited in illegal fishing.

Yusup said that all arrested persons were cited with Miranda Warning and Anti-Torture Law by the arresting police officers before being placed under police custody while charges against them are being prepared for filing in court.

“These accomplishments are objective indicators of our efficacy in upholding the rule of law within our Area of Responsibility. The diligent dedication of our police officers together with the active support of the community served as an ingredient to maintaining the peace and order of the province. We promise to stomp out the menace in society to serve justice,” Yusup said.

This is in line with the process excellence perspective of the PNP P.A.T.R.O.L. Plan 2030 under the objective, improving the crime prevention and solution efficiency of the PPO. (ADSPPO/PIA-Agusan del Sur)

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