The Bonok-bonok Mardjaw Karadjaw contingent of Surigao City walked away victorious from this year's Sangyaw Festival after bagging the championship crown in the competition held Monday, June 29, 2009 in Tacloban City. The Surigao City contingent brought with them P500, …
DA-AMAD, LGU San Franz, Launch 3rd Bagsakan Center in Caraga
The Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit 13 (DA RFU 13) and the local government unit here jointly launched recently the 3rd Bagsakan Center (BC) in Caraga Region located at Barangay 1. Gracing the occasio…
Kong. Matugas migahin ug 25M alang sa Siargao district hospital
Human sa pagrelis sa 20milyones ni DOH Secretary Francisco Duque para pagpaayo sa Siargao District Hospital sa lungsod sa Dapa. Laing pondo na usab ang gihatag nga nagkantidad ug 15milyones ka pesos para dugang sa maong proyekto pinaagi na sa opisina ni Kongresista Francisc…
Mga miyembro sa Responsible Parenting Movement mibista sa Surigao Norte
Dako ang kalipay sa tanang RPM-NFP o Responsible Parenting Movement – Natural Family Planning Advocates sa pag-abot nila sa opisina sa Gobernador niadtong miaging semana, dihang gisugat sila sa mga opisyales sa probinsya nga gipangunahan ni Vice-Governor Noel Catre Ang maong…
Caraga reports new A(H1N1) case
As of today, Center for Health Development Caraga reports one more laboratory confirmed influenza A(H1N1) case, bringing the total to two cases. These cases are now recovering and completing treatment in a designated referral center. This additional positive case is a nine …
Spanish official turns over five new elementary-school buildings to DepEd
FIVE new elementary-school buildings, constructed through assistance from Spanish government under its Improvement of the Quality of Primary Education (IQPE) program, were turned over by Spanish embassy official Miguel Angel Barba to Education Secretary Jesli Lapus in Carme…
Kidney Disease is on the Rise in Caraga Region
Kidney disease is on the rise here in Caraga Region based on the Department of Health Regional Office 2004 to 2008 statistics of patients who underwent dialysis treatment. Caraga Regional Hospital in Surigao City posted the highest number at 36, followed by 31 from Miranda H…
City’s Cassava Growers Receive Farm Tractor
The Honorable City Mayor Alfonso S. Casurra with City Agriculturist Isaias M. Elumba, led the formal turnover of the Kubota Farm Tractor M6800 70.9 hp which forms part of the P4.85 Million grant assistance from the Spanish Government through the Agencia Española de Cooperac…
Philex looks for gold at home, oil abroad
Philex Mining Corp. is looking for oil opportunities abroad while focusing on mining here at home, according to its chief executive officer Walter Brown. "We will remain to be a mining company with a small exposure in the energy field. We are focusing on local mining pr…
Surigao City asks PNP to augment city police force
With the prevailing peace and order condition of the area, the city government of Surigao requested the Philippine National Police (PNP) provincial office to augment personnel assigned to the city. In a recent City Development Council (CDC) general assembly, Councilor Danilo…
Gov. Ace Barbers mihatag ug usbaw sa honorarium sa mga Barangay Health Workers (BHWs)
Puno sa kasadya ang mga BHWs sa dihang nadawat nila diha-diha dayun gikan kang Gov. Ace Barbers ang ilang gihandum nga usbaw sa ilang honorarium. Atol sa People’s Day sa San Francisco nga nagpadayon nga kalihukan ni G0v. Ace Barbers sa nagkalain-laing mga kalungsuran, gibut…
Cebu Pacific offers P286 fare for Siargao and other Cebu hub flights
Value-airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) is offering a P286 one way ‘Go Lite’ fare for its Cebu hub flights to boost local tourism and trade amid the present economic slowdown. The seat sale include flights from Manila to Cebu and Cebu to Bacolod, Boracay (Caticlan), Cagayan de Oro,…
Lungsod sa Malimono mapasalamaton kang Gov. Ace Barbers sa dala niini nga mga panirbisyo sa gipahigayon nga People’s Day
Napaabot gayud ni Gov. Ace Barbers ang dakong tinguha niini nga iyang madala suod sa katawhan labi na sa mga hilit nga mga kabarangayan ang pangagamhanan sa probinsya pinaagi sa mga nagkadaiyang panirbisyo sa nagpadayon nga People’s Day, diin kagahapong adlawa, Hunyo 18, 20…
Mga opisyales sa mga kalungsuran mihatag ug suporta kang Gov. Ace Barbers atol na sa kasaulugan sa ika-49 nga adlaw Nan Surigao del Norte
Puno sa kasadya ug malampuson nga gisaulog sa katawhang Surigaonon ang usa ka makabuluhanong selebrasyon sa ika-49 nga Adlaw Nan Surigao del Norte niadtong adlaw nga biyernes, Hunyo 19, 2009 didto sa Kapitolyo diin saa makausa pa, nagpakita na usab sa tiunay nga pakighiusa …
Dinagat, Siargao, Surigao Norte under signal 1 as ALPA becomes depression 'Feria'
At least nine areas were placed under Storm Signal No. 1 early Tuesday after an active low pressure area (ALPA) in the Visayas intensified into tropical depression "Feria." Under Signal No. 1 were Samar provinces, Leyte provinces, Camotes Islands, Biliran Island, N…
Nitoy Captures Barbers Stronghold
Now the tables are turned! One of the city’s biggest barangay, Taft and neighboring Arellano district has been conquered. Soft spoken mayoralty candidate Engr. Nitoy Matugas duplicated last Saturday June 13th, the same but more meaningful victory in Brgy. Washington a week …
Caraga Politicians behind mineral smuggling
A ranking official of the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) in the Caraga said Saturday politicians were behind the unabated smuggling of minerals out of the region. Philip Placer, PASG director for Caraga, said this was what came out of the PASG’s continuing investig…
DOH confirms 1st AH1N1 case in Caraga region
The Department of Health (DOH), Caraga Region, confirmed 1st case of A(H1N1) virus in the region. This was learned from DOH-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Leonita Gorgolon, in a phone-patch interview with dxBR-Bombo Radyo Butuan this morning. According to Dir. Gorgolon, the con…
Commentary: Adlaw Nan Surigao or Is It ?
In recent years, ‘Adlaw Nan Surigao ‘ (foundation day of Surigao ) has been officially celebrated by the provincial government of Surigao del Norte on June 19 which has been declared as a holiday. Many didn’t bother or care to find out whether or not this is indeed the da…
Siargao port construction gains positive reviews
The present administration is now in full gear for the rehabilitation and construction of new seaports to provide convenient transport facilities to domestic and foreign tourists in the country. In Siargao, having been known as the surfing capital of the Philippines, the Phi…
Sunflower production to boost income for Surigao Coops
In line with the development of the Sunflower Bio-diesel project in the country, the Surigao del Norte Alliance of Cooperatives (SUDENACO) is encouraging local agri-cooperatives to engage into Sunflower production to provide them additional income. SUDENACO Gen. Manager Leop…
PPA bares 8 port projects in Surigao Norte
In a bid to strengthen trade and tourism through the sea transport sector in Siargao Island and Surigao City, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) – Port Management Office in Surigao informed that eight (8) port projects in Surigao del Norte have slated for expansion or reh…
Siargao hosts Surigao’s 1st LGU summit
At least 3,000 local government officials in the region, including village leaders, teachers and other officials of various line agencies of the government are scheduled to troop to the paradise island of Siargao to attend the 1st Siargao Local Governance and Education Summ…
Old Political Rivalries to Take Center Stage in the 2010 Caraga Elections
A major political realignment due revival of decades-old rivalries among dominating political families that might stir loyalties and affiliation of local politicians is one hundred percent possible for the May 2010 local elections in Caraga Region. Former Agusan del Sur Prov…
AirPhil flies to Surigao, PAL takes over Ozamiz route
Air Philippines (AirPhil), the low-cost carrier of the Lucio Tan Group, will soon fly to Surigao as it turns over its Ozamiz City operations on June 16, 2009 to its sister company, Philippine Airlines (PAL). AirPhil decided to leave Ozamiz after observing the city's rap…
CEB offers international seat sale; fares from P988
Cebu Pacific (CEB) is offering a seat sale for its international destinations from June 17 to 19, 2009, for travel from August 1 to September 30, 2009. “Despite economic uncertainties, the public can continue to be assured of our commitment to offer the lowest possible fares…
Mga Proyekto ni Gob. Ace Barbers sa inprastraktura mas gipalapdan pa alang sa kalamboan
Sa gihimo nga Provincial Development Council Meeting (PDC) dili pa lang dgay, mihimo ang maong konseho sa resolusyon sa pagpangulo ni Gov. Ace Barbers alang na sa mga proposed projects nga pagahimuon sa Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), diin dako ang kalipay sa mga Surigaon…
DoT cites tourism sites in Caraga
Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Joseph Ace Durano Saturday said that the Caraga Region is now among the tourist destinations in the country, citing surfing and fishing in Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte, and the various marine and coastal attractions in the provin…
Redeeming comparisons
Suppose this province were a country unto itself. How would this “province-imagined-country” stack up if compared with actual nations in what really matters: better lives of its citizens? Metro Manilans would find themselves wedged between Lebanese and Peruvians, says “Phili…
Air Philippines arrives Surigao four months late
Low Cost Carrier Air Philippines arrived late in Surigao but still on time for the summer period in the western world as it will start daily service instead of 4 times a week schedule originally slated in March this July 1st. The airline founded in 1995, will substitute PAL …
PNP Surigao City arrests wanted person
On June 12, 2009 around 4:00 in the afternoon at the vicinity of Mercury Drug Store of Rizal Street, Surigao City where one Armando Masaya Marmito, 48 years old, married and a resident of Barangay Tag-abaca, Basilisa, Dinagat Islands was apprehended by joint elements from B…
Report on illegal gambling in Magsaysay, Placer
On June 15, 2009 at 11:00 in the morning at Barangay Magsaysay, Placer, Surigao del Norte, a certain Efren Tiu Cruzado, 19 years old, single and a resident of the above-mentioned place was apprehended by elements of Placer Municipal Police Station led by PSI Alejandro Galid…
Matugas and other 15 solons, kin with Arroyo in Japan, Brazil
Sixteen congressmen, their wives and daughters will join President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's 11-day official visit to Japan and Brazil, one of the lawmakers said. Surigao Del Norte Representative Francisco Matugas listed down the names of lawmakers who will travel with t…
Viewpoint : Thresholds
Charter change is not “the threshold at which all other hopes begin.” Life is. Nor is a politics-gutted constitution the more telling indicator of national advance or setback. Life expectancy is. Today, Filipinos with the longest life spans are in La Union province, says the…
Miner set to explore Surigao nickel site
CANADIAN MINDORO Resources, Ltd. will start exploring its gold, copper and nickel mine in northern Mindanao in the third quarter, a company official said in a report to officials of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) late last week. The miner will spend $300,000-$500,000…
Environmentalists to Nograles: stop fooling the people, Charter Change is anti-Filipino and anti-environment
Panalipdan-Southern Mindanao, a broad alliance of environmentalists and peoples’ organizations, criticized House Speaker Prospero Nograles for pushing for charter change which seeks to allow 100 percent foreign ownership of Philippine natural resources. Nograles is the autho…
War vs corruption, poverty, illiteracy and injustice call of Independence day observance in Surigao Norte
In a short but meaningful observance of the 111th Independence Day celebration here in the city, local officials called on the people to waged war against corruption, poverty, illiteracy and injustice. Surigao City Mayor Alfonso Casurra in his short message emphasized the wa…
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