(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 19 July 2025) As of 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression “CRISING” was located at 530 km east of Juban, Sorsogon (13.0°N, 128.9°E). It has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving west-northwest at 15 km/h. Tropical Depression Crising is currently affecting Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte, while the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect the rest of Mindanao. Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to TD Crising. Flash floods or landslides are possible during moderate to at times heavy rainfall. Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and the rest of Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms caused by the Southwest Monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, also due to the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be moderate from the southwest to west, with moderate seas (wave height: 1.2 to 2.5 meters).


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)