(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Wednesday, 30 October 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the center of the eye of Typhoon "LEON" {KONG-REY} was estimated based on all available data at 380 km East of Aparri, Cagayan or 395 km East of Calayan, Cagayan (18.8 °N, 125.2°E) with maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h and gustiness of up to 205 km/h. It is moving West Northwestward at 15 km/h. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—œπ—‘π—— 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π—–π—’π—”π—¦π—§π—”π—Ÿ π—ͺπ—”π—§π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Moderate to Strong winds coming from West to Southwest will prevail with moderate to rough seas / (2.1 to 3.5 meters).


PIA News Service - Saturday, April 21, 2012

MRDP to hold PO gab

By Ma. Lucille A. Branzuela

BUTUAN CITY, April 21 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) will be hosting this year’s biggest gathering of people’s organizations (PO) in Mindanao.

The MRDP PO Congress will be held on May 11 in Davao City, and coincides with the annual farmers’ month celebration. Around one thousand PO program beneficiaries are expected to attend.

MRDP is a poverty-alleviation initiative of the Department of Agriculture (DA) jointly funded by the World Bank, national government, and local government units covering Mindanao’s 26 provinces and 225 municipalities. It seeks to further improve rural incomes and achieve food security through agri-fishery infrastructure, livelihood enterprise, and biodiversity conservation projects.

Through the Community Fund for Agricultural Development (CFAD), MRDP had been providing livelihood project such as food production, aqua culture, food processing and small-scale rural infrastructure.

MRDP program director Lealyn Ramos said providing POs with livelihood projects complements the Aquino’s administration goal of promoting inclusive growth where fruits of developments will benefit a broader segment of the society especially the poor.

“MRDP livelihood projects follows a community-demand driven approach (CDD) where PO-beneficiaries are guided to choose projects that addresses their felt needs and at the same time provide them sustainable income,” she said.

Ramos said several PO have already shown success in their livelihood projects.

Rice farmers in Kumalarang, Zamboang del Sur and Bansalan, Davao del Sur have liberated themselves from trader-lenders after they were provide modest funding from the Program.

While some cassava farmers in Kapalong, Davao del Norte have expanded their production which led some of the PO members to buy parcels of land to expand their farm lots and even buy “multicab” vehicle.

“The PO Congress will highlight sharing and learning experiences that strengthens community institutions as a vehicle to spur economic activities at the barangay level and sharing common visions for Mindanao,” MRDP Director Lealyn Ramos said. (RER/DAMRDP)

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Cebuano news: Warehouse sa Butuan City magpadayon sa operasyon

Ni Danilo S. Makiling

BUTUAN CITY, Abril 21 (PIA) –- Si National Food Authority (NFA) Administration Angelito T. Banayo niingon bag-ohay pa lamang nga ang warehouse sa Barangay Libertad ni'ng dakbayan magpadayon sa operasyon human gikataho nga ang Philippine National Police-Police Regional Office-13 (PNP-PRO-13) gusto na kining gamiton ang aron himuon nga training ug billeting facility.

Sa usa ka interview sa lokal nga tri-media sa dakbayan, ang hepe sa NFA niingon nga si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III nagkanayon na nga ang NFA warehouse nga adunay pundo nga suplay alang sa siyudad ug bisan sa probinsya sa Agusan del Norte mamahimo na'ng magpadayon sa paggamit niini.

Ang ni opisyal nidugang sa pag-ingon nga nga aduna na'y Presidential Proclamation alang niini nga butang ug siya mismo adunay kopya sa nahisgutang mando o order gikan sa Pangulo.

Kahinumduman nga adunay duha ka grupo nga mihangyo sa Pangulong Aguino sa pagpugong sa pagbalhin sa NFA warehouses human nga si PNP-Caraga Regional Director, PCSupt Reynaldo Rafal pormal nga naghangyo sa NFA-Caraga niadtong nakalabay'ng tuig aron sa pagturn-over sa lugar nga nahimutangan niini nga ingon nga gipanag-iyahan sa PNP-PRO-13.

Sigon sa NFA-Caraga, sa panaghiusang resolusyon sa Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Council (PAFC) ug Confederation of Grains Retailers Association (GRECON), sila nagsubmiter og petisyon sa Pangulo aron amendahan ang Proclaimation No. 725 aron nga ang NFA magpadayon sa paggamit sa 1.6448 ektarya nga luna nga kanhing military reservation kung diin ang grains facilities nahimutang.

Usab, sa petisyon nga sulat sa Pangulo sa July 27, 2011, pinermahan ni Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr., Agusan del Norte Gov. Erlpe Jonh M. Amante, Rep. Jose S. Aquino II (1ST Dist.) ug Rep. Angelica Rosedelle A. Matba (2nd Dist.), ang mga lokal nga mga opisyales nagkanayon nga ang pagbalhin sa NFA warehouse sa Libertad makapalangan sa food security program sa Butuan City ug Agusan del Norte ug makadaot sa peace and order.

Ang nahisgutang mga opisyal usab gipadali ang Pangulo sa pag-amenda sa Proclamation No. 725 sigon sa gihangyo sa PAFC ug GRECON aron ma-kumpirma sa NFA sa pagpadayon sa ilang operasyon nga diin adunay duha ka grain facilities nga adunay kapasidad nga 100,000 bags sa bugas. (RER/PIA-Caraga)