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(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Monday, 24 August 2026) Typhoon Saudel (2618) Location: 1,660 KM East Northeast of extreme Northern Luzon (23.3°N, 137.7°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 175 KM/H near the center Gustiness: up to 215 KM/H Movement: West Northwestward at 30 KM/H Tropical Depression Location: 1,330 KM East of Southeastern Luzon (14.1°N, 136.6°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 55 KM/H near the center Gustiness: up to 70 KM/H Movement: North Northeastward at 10 KM/H Tropical Depression Gaenari (2620) (formerly "Neneng") Location: 520 KM North of Itbayat, Batanes (24.9°N, 119.4°E) Maximum Sustained Winds: 55 KM/H near the center Gustiness: Up to 70 KM/H Movement: West Southwestward at 15 KM/H Localized Thunderstorms affecting Mindanao.


Monday, 26 August 2024

Agusan Norte legislature to release funds for rice production in Cabadbaran City

BUTUAN CITY-- In order to make the province of Agusan del Norte a commercial and agricultural center, a large amount of funds has been allocated to the province to support the implementation of rice production and marketing in the area.

This is the content of Sanggunian Resolution No. 347-2024 that gives authority to Gov. Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante for the signing of the memorandum of agreement between the province and the city government of Cabadbaran and AvanceƱa Beneficiaries and Farmers Multi-purpose Cooperative (ABFMPC).

Included in the said agreement is the provision of funds by the province to the said cooperative in the amount of P10 million which will be used for rice production expenses and other operational costs

Also included are the duties and responsibilities that are standard for each party for the proper disposition and implementation of the said project.

This initiative is to further develop the agricultural sector of the province and to produce quality paddy rice as well as the development of the state in the livelihood of the farmers.

Through the effort and dedication of Speaker Erwin L. Dano, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, alongside speakers Rodulfo A. Pitogo and Francisco Y. Chan Jr., SP 347-2024 was approved during the 95th regular session on August 13. (RJSE, PLGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)