(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Saturday, 11 January 2025) π—¦π—¬π—‘π—’π—£π—¦π—œπ—¦: Shear Line affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon. 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 cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to ITCZ. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. 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—‘: Light to Moderate winds coming from East to Northeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas / (0.6 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)