(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).


Wednesday, 19 June 2024

PBBM to provide aid to farmers, fisherfolk affected by El NiΓ±o in Caraga

By Renelle Luzon Escuadro

BUTUAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to arrive in Caraga region on Thursday, June 20, for the distribution of assistance to farmers and fisherfolk who are affected by the El NiΓ±o phenomenon.

This is part of the administration’s whole-of-government approach in addressing the impacts of the El NiΓ±o, especially on the agriculture and fisheries sector through the program on Presidential Assistance to Fisheries, Fisherfolk, and their Families (PAFFF).

A ceremonial distribution of PAFFF will commence in the morning in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur for the identified beneficiaries from the provinces of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur.

Another estimated 5,000 beneficiaries from Agusan del Norte, including Butuan City, and the rest of the provinces in Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands, will await the President in the afternoon on the same day at the Libertad Sports Complex, Barangay Libertad in Butuan City.

Each beneficiary will receive a cash assistance of P10,000.

The Chief Executive will also distribute check assistance to affected provincial local government units.

After the ceremonial distribution, the regional offices of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Technical Education and Skills Development (TESDA), and the House of Representatives led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez will proceed with the distribution of assistance through cash, toolkits, equipment, machinery, among others to their respective beneficiaries.

On April 24, the Task Force El NiΓ±o announced that the entire country was affected by the dry spell.

In Caraga region, Agusan del Norte, including Butuan City, Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte suffered from drought since May, while Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur experienced dry spell. (RLE/PIA-Caraga)