(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 12 September 2025) Easterlies continue to affect Mindanao. Severe Tropical Storm TAPAH (formerly “Lannie”) – Outside PAR as of 3:00 AM today Location: 910 km west of Extreme Northern Luzon (20.8°N, 113.1°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 95 km/h near the center Gustiness: Up to 115 km/h Movement: North-northwestward at 15 km/h šŸ”¹ Forecast: CARAGA Region: Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Easterlies. Moderate to heavy rains may cause flash floods and landslides in some areas. Rest of Mindanao: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms also due to Easterlies. Winds and Seas: Light to moderate winds from the east to northeast. Coastal waters will be slight to moderate (wave heights: 0.6 – 1.5 meters).


Tuesday, 25 June 2024

DAR visits farmers’ coop in Placer town

SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Surigao del Norte conducted recently an on-site visit to Mabini United Farmers Cooperative (MAUNFACO) in Placer town, province of Surigao del Norte. 

The officers of MAUNFACO warmly welcomed the personnel from the DAR who visited their warehouse facility located at Barangay Mabini.

MAUNFACO just recently received a total of P7.907 million worth of post-harvest equipment from the Department of Agriculture - Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech).

A Certificate of Award was handed over to MAUNFACO for the Coco coir facility as the first recipient of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan in the country. 

The said facility will enable MAUNFACO to shift their gears from manual production of their geo-nets into a mechanized coconet enterprise. 

Present during the awarding were DAR Undersecretary for Support Services Rowena NiƱa O. Taduran, OIC-Dir. Eric M. Arevalo of Bureau of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development, DAR Caraga Dir. Merlita S. Capinpuyan, DAR Caraga Assistant Regional Dir. Joie L. Ceballos, DAR-Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Vincent L. Ramos, PARPO I Allan N. Mundala and other DAR regional and provincial personnel. (DAR-SDN/PIA-Surigao del Norte)

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