(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.


Tuesday, August 3, 2021

BFAR-13 accepts entries for outstanding coastal community

SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Caraga is still accepting entries for this year's National Search for Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan or MMK: Search for Outstanding Coastal Community.

It aims to recognize the outstanding initiatives and contributions of coastal municipalities/cities to sustainable fisheries management.

It has five general criteria: 1) no illegal fishing; 2) observance of closed fishing season; 3) establishment of marine protected areas; 4) clean coastal waters without domestic and industrial wastes; and 5) effective mangrove protection and rehabilitation program.

The top three regional winners will receive P2 million, P1 million, and P500 thousand worth of fisheries livelihood projects, respectively.

Also, the top three national winners will receive P30 million, P18 million, and P10 million worth of fisheries livelihood projects, respectively.

Interested local government units are advised to submit their application documents to their respective Provincial Fisheries Office. The deadline for submission of entries is on August 6, 2021.

For more details, the MMK guidelines can be downloaded via this link: bit.ly/MMKSearch2021 and feel free to contact the DA-BFAR XIII Fisheries Resource and Management Section at frm.bfarregion13@gmail.com for other queries and concerns.

The MMK is the banner program of the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources which aims to promote fisheries protection and conservation, centers on the significance of sustainably managing our fisheries and aquatic resources, and promotes stakeholder's engagement to the cause of resource protection and conservation. (DA-BFAR Caraga/VLG/PIA-Surigao del Norte)

 

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