(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 12 July 2025) The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect Mindanao. FORECAST: The Zamboanga Peninsula will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. These conditions may lead to possible flash floods or landslides, especially during moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms also influenced by the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be light to moderate from the southwest, with slight to moderate seas (wave height between 0.6 to 2.1 meters).


Monday, 6 January 2025

LGU Bayugan re-orients on Basic Orientation Course for Barangay Newly Elected Officials

AGUSAN DEL SUR -- The city government of Bayugan, in partnership with the Liga ng mga Barangay and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Agusan del Sur, recently concluded the two-day Basic Orientation Course for Barangay Newly Elected Officials (BNEO).

The second day featured engaging sessions by distinguished resource speakers such as Judge Anthony P. Vitor of the Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (MCTC) Jabonga-Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte, who discussed the Katarungang Pambarangay, Public Ethics, and Parliamentary Procedures, offering practical tools for conflict resolution, ethical governance, and orderly conduct of meetings.

Emily M. Gatillo, program manager of DILG-Agusan del Sur, emphasized the role of participatory governance through barangay-based institutions and key DILG Programs.

Elva Theresa D. Velmonte, outcome manager of DILG-Agusan del Sur, introduced the Barangay Agenda for Governance and Development (B-AGAD), a strategic planning tool to guide barangays in setting development priorities.

The BNEO program continues to empower barangay officials, strengthening grassroots leadership to foster sustainable and responsive governance in local communities. (DILG-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)