(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Friday, 16 January 2026) Dinagat Islands will experience rains with gusty winds due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. Minimal to minor threat to life and property due to strong winds. Northern Mindanao and the rest of Caraga will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to TS “Ada”. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. The eastern section of Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds from west to southwest with moderate to rough seas (2.1 to 3.4 meters). The rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate winds from northeast to northwest with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters). At 3:00 PM today, the center of Tropical Storm "ADA" {NOKAEN} was estimated based on all available data at 270 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (12.1°N, 127.9°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. It is moving Northwestward at 20 km/h. Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon.


Friday, 7 February 2025

San Francisco police arrest man during spot COMELEC checkpoint

AGUSAN DEL SUR -- A man was arrested by San Francisco Municipal Police Station (MPS) during a spot Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Checkpoint for Violation of Section 28 of R.A. 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act) and Section 261 (q) of BP 881 (Omnibus Election Code) in relation to Comelec Resolution No. 11067 at Barangay Bayugan 2, San Francisco, this province.

Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel of San Francisco MPS led by Police Executive Master Sergeant (PEMS) Rene Cuevas, Municipal Executive Senior Police Officer (MESPO) under the supervision of Police Lieutenant Colonel (PLTCOL) Milan V. Naz, officer-in-charge (OIC) conducted a spot COMELEC checkpoint along the National road of Barangay Bayugan 2, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, wherein suspect caught in plain view in possession of illegal firearms. Confiscated from the suspect’s possession and control were one .45 Arms Corporation of the Philippines (ARMSCOR) pistol bearing Serial Number 139264, one magazine containing eight live rounds of ammunition, and two spare magazines with five additional live rounds each and black holster. 

Suspect was temporarily detained at San Francisco MPS custodial facility.

"We are committed to ensuring that the upcoming elections are conducted in a safe and peaceful environment," said PLtCol. Milan V. Naz.

"The confiscation of this loose firearm underscores our unwavering stance against the unlawful possession of firearms during the election season. We will continue enforcing the election laws strictly to maintain order and prevent potential threats to public safety," he added. (San Francisco MPS/PIA Agusan del Sur)

 

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