(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 17 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, 16 September 2024

RTWPB, DOLE ink MOA to support winners of Productivity Olympics in Caraga

Butuan City – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Caraga headed by Board Secretary VI Earl D. dela Victoria, in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment – Caraga successfully indorsed seven Productivity Olympics winner to avail of the DOLE Adjustment Measures Program (DOLE AMP).

The ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was attended. by DOLE Undersecretary Felipe N. Egargo Jr., DOLE Assistant Secretary Lennard Constantine C. Serrano, and Bureau of Labor Relations Director Maria Consuelo S.  Bacay, together with the members of the wage board chaired by DOLE Caraga Director Joffrey M. Suyao.

The following DOLE AMP proponents who signed the MOA were (1) Citrus Hill Plantation; (2) Amparitas Integrated Farm; (3) Trento Hillsview Inn; (4)  Mangagoy Farmers Fisherfolk and Community Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MAFFISCO-MPC); (5) Surigao del Sur I Electric Cooperative (SURSECO - I); (6)  Tabon Secondary Teachers and Employees Cooperative (TASETEMCO); (7)  Southway Colleges of Technology (SOCOTECH).

A total of P2,795,684 will be released to the said proponents which they will receive after going through the usual accounting process.

The seven DOLE AMP proponents were identified by RTWPB Caraga who are all regional and national winners of the Productivity Olympics. Their documents were reviewed by RTWPB Caraga and forwarded to DOLE Caraga for further validation and approval. Moreover, an ocular inspection to these proponents were conducted on September 4 and 6 by the DOLE AMP focal Lilian Solis, together with Atty. Lorainne Sacote, and senior LEO Miraflor Granada as RTWPB Caraga representatives, in accordance with the DOLE AMP guidelines.

The DOLE AMP was established through DOLE Department Order No. 241, series of 2024. It served as a proactive measure to reduce or mitigate the vulnerability of workers and enterprises from economic disruptions. (LDS, RTWPB-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)

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