(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, 28 October 2024

DSWD-13 ventures with new marketing agreement to strengthen programs on hunger, poverty

BUTUAN CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga’s Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program celebrated the successful signing of a new Marketing Agreement (MA) on October 11, at ACE Medical Center in Butuan City.

The ceremonial signing, which is part of its ongoing effort to support local associations, formalized a partnership between Allied Care Experts Medical Center-Butuan and three community-based organizations (CBOs) namely, the Lower Agusan River Pump Irrigation System Good Farmers Irrigators Association (LARPIS), the Fisherfolk Initiative for Sustainable Harvest Fishermen Cooperative (FISH COOP), and the Tabuan Vendors-Consumers Cooperative (TAVECC). 

Partnering agencies, including the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Cagara, Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Caraga, and National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Caraga were also present, serving as signatories of the agreement.

By signing the agreement, local farmers and fisherfolk can collectively benefit from improved market access, increased income, stronger associations, enhanced food security, and sustainable agricultural practices, all of which contribute to their well-being and that of their communities.

Assistant Regional Director for Operations Jean Paul Parajes expressed optimism in his inspirational message, hoping the signing will mark a start of enduring partnerships.

“I hope that this agreement will not merely conclude with its initial term, but be renewed annually, fostering a long-lasting and mutually beneficial relationship that extends well beyond the agreement’s formal duration,” he said.

Engr. Danilo Yamis, chief of Engineering and Operations Section of NIA-Caraga, also shared his gratitude to EPAHP’s role in linking their irrigators association to such opportunities.

“I am grateful to EPAHP for connecting our irrigators associations. With the signing of the Marketing Agreement, our obligation has begun, even before the delivery phase,” he said.

The program on EPAHP, chaired by DSWD, seeks to establish sustainable initiatives to reduce hunger and enhance food and nutrition security. This is achieved by connecting CBOs with potential markets and offering credit assistance to support food production, processing, and distribution. (DSWD-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)

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