(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 19 July 2025) As of 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression “CRISING” was located at 530 km east of Juban, Sorsogon (13.0°N, 128.9°E). It has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 70 km/h. It is moving west-northwest at 15 km/h. Tropical Depression Crising is currently affecting Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte, while the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect the rest of Mindanao. Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to TD Crising. Flash floods or landslides are possible during moderate to at times heavy rainfall. Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and the rest of Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms caused by the Southwest Monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, also due to the Southwest Monsoon. Winds will be moderate from the southwest to west, with moderate seas (wave height: 1.2 to 2.5 meters).


Monday, 28 October 2024

Financial assistance awarded to RTWPB-13’s productivity Olympics winners

Butuan City – Through the Department of Labor and Employment - Adjustment Measures Program (DOLE - AMP), a total of seven productivity Olympics winners received financial assistance on October 23, at Almont Inland Resort, Butuan City.

The first set of beneficiaries of this program are the winners of the Productivity Olympics of  Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Caraga namely: (1) Citrus Hill Plantation; (2) Amparitas Integrated Farm; (3) Trento Hillsview Inn; (4)  Mangagoy Farmers Fisherfolks and Community Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MAFFISCO-MPC); (5) Surigao del Sur I Electric Cooperative (SURSECO - I); (6)  Tabon Secondary Teachers and Employees Cooperative (TASETEMCO); (7)  Southway Colleges of Technology (SOCOTECH).

Initially, RTWPB Caraga endorsed a total of ten productivity Olympics winners who would  be beneficiaries of DOLE AMP.

DOLE Caraga Director Joffrey M. Suyao expressed his appreciation to RTWPB Caraga for their tireless effort in assisting the beneficiaries in their project proposals. Further, Dir. Suyao shared that Caraga is the first region in the country to successfully implement DOLE - AMP.

Andie C. Lasala of the Surigao del Sur I Electric Cooperative, a national finalist of the 2023 productivity Olympics, expressed his appreciation to DOLE Caraga and RTWPB Caraga for helping them from the preparation of their documents up until the release of the assistance.

Aside from the release of the cheque of the seven Productivity Olympics winner, a ceremonial MOA Signing was also conducted for the additional two beneficiaries of the DOLE AMP: (1) Andres Soriano Memorial Hospital Cooperative, a two-time national winner of the Productivity Olympics; and (2) La Entrada Resort and Restaurant, a Productivity Olympics regional winner.

The DOLE AMP aims to deliver tailored support and assistance to mitigate the adverse impacts of economic disruptions, ensuring a more resilient and adaptive workforce and business environment in the country. (Atty. Lorainne D. Sacote, RTWPB-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)

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