Buksu- Health and Safety Office

30/10/2025

30/10/2025

As of 8:00 AM today, 30 October 2025, a Low Pressure Area (LPA 10i) is being monitored OUTSIDE the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and has a LOW chance to develop into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.
All are advised to monitor updates from DOST-PAGASA.

30/10/2025

🌟The Art of Growing with Lightness

Life does not ask you to carry everything only what still makes sense.

With time, you learn that growing up is not about distancing yourself from who you were, but choosing more wisely what you bring with you.

You can honor what you lived and still choose lightness.
You can be grateful for certain encounters and still walk different paths.
You can love what once was without needing to stay where things no longer bloom.

This is the true art of becoming:
knowing what to keep, what to let go of, and what to transform.
And above all, realizing that your presence with yourself has become more welcoming, more whole, more yours.

You are not lost.
You are refining, aligning, and shining from within.

And this does not have to feel heavy;
it can be quiet, beautiful, and full of meaning.

✨ May this week bring you clarity, soulful choices, and lighter steps.

DM Daily Motivation

16/10/2025

MANILA, Philippines – A low pressure area (LPA) off Eastern Visayas may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) within the day, the state-run weather agency said on Thursday.

16/10/2025

𝗟𝗔 𝗡𝗜𝗡̃𝗔 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦! ⚠️

The US National Weather Service (NWS) Climate Prediction Center has officially confirmed that La Niña is now active and is likely to persist from December 2025 to February 2026.

It began in September 2025, marked by cooler-than-normal ocean temperatures across the central and eastern Pacific. Afterward, there’s about a 55% chance of shifting to ENSO-neutral conditions between January and March 2026.

🌧️ For the Philippines, this typically brings a rainier and warmer-than-usual Amihan season. Stay alert, stay safe, and keep updated!

16/10/2025

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16/10/2025

Raise Your Green Ribbon: Today, You’re Seen
What does “okay” really mean?

Is it the facade smile you’ve mastered, the one you put on because explaining your battles feels like another battle?

The 3 a.m. thoughts when everything’s numb, and all you’ve ever wanted is a little comfort?

The irony of feeling lonely in a room packed with people—being “cared for” but never truly understood, “known” by many but heard by none.

Everyone else seems happy, so you follow the script… wouldn’t want to be called dramatic or a walking chaos.

But—it’s okay not to be okay.

Cry. Scream. Stumble. Say it like you mean it: I’VE HAD ENOUGH.

And know this — you’re never truly alone. Someone is willing to listen. In a world of 8 billion souls, light only finds you when you crack the door.

On this World Mental Health Day, remember:
There is no shame in saying, “I am not well.”
There is strength in seeking help — raise your green ribbon, let someone share the load when yours is too heavy.

You don’t have to carry it all alone.

You are loved.
You are resilient.
You are still rising, still breathing, still enough.

And maybe… just maybe… being “okay” begins with allowing yourself not to be.

Words by Valerie Montecalbo
Illustration by Junna Cuares

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16/10/2025

🔌 “Nothing happened before… but what if it does today?”

Many people say, “I’ve been leaving my charger plugged in for 20 years — nothing happened.”
But fire doesn’t care about habit — it only needs one failure, one spark, one chance.

Here’s the truth:
Electrical fires don’t happen because something always goes wrong.
They happen because people think nothing ever will.

✅ Over time, chargers and outlets wear out. Dust, heat, and loose connections can cause short circuits or overheating — especially with cheap or fake adapters.
✅ Continuous plugging exposes cords to heat cycles that weaken insulation.
✅ Modern chargers draw standby power even when not charging — adding unnecessary stress to your wiring and risking overheat.

A single incident is all it takes to destroy everything you’ve built.

So why wait for a fire when you can prevent it?
🧯 Unplug chargers when not in use.
🧯 Replace frayed or hot plugs immediately.
🧯 Use original chargers and avoid overloading outlets.
🧯 Check sockets regularly — if they’re warm, there’s a problem.

Because fire safety isn’t about luck —
it’s about CHOICES YOU MAKE EVERY DAY.