(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).


Tuesday, 22 April 2025

COMELEC trains election board of canvassers in Dinagat Islands

BUTUAN CITY -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in the Province of Dinagat Islands headed by Provincial Election Supervisor Hazel Ivory R. Laud-Begyan conducted a two-day training of the members of the provincial and municipal Board of Canvassers (BOC) and designated operators of the Consolidated Canvassing System (CCS) on April 9 – 10, held at the Almont Resort, Lipata, Surigao City.

The comprehensive training equipped the participants, who will be assigned to every canvassing center in the province, on how to effectively and efficiently perform their duties and functions in the upcoming May 12 National and Local Elections.

The Department of Education (DepEd) Dinagat Islands Schools Division Superintendent Florence E. Almaden was also in attendance as support to the activity. (RLE, PIA Dinagat Islands)