Pichay invites Gov. Jade to join AAFI Execom

LWUA Chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay, this year’s Executive Committee Chairman of the 22nd Annual Aliw awards, has invited Governor Jade Ecleo to join his committee which will ensure the success of the awards night scheduled for 6 p.m. on Nov. 17, at the Mega Tent in Pasig…

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Feature: Southern exposure

Every one at some time in his life has had a vision of an unspoilt place, one of natural beauty, peace and tranquility. Such is the Caraga Region, composed of six cities of Bayugan, Bislig, Butuan, Cabadbaran, Surigao and Tandag and five provinces namely Agusan del Norte, A…

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Garrett Parkes takes the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational in the Philippines

Australian surfer Garrett Parkes (Byron Bay, NSW, Aus) has taken out the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational in the Philippines today, beating Hawaiian Makua Rothman in a man-on-man final. Cloud 9 didn’t quite turn on the epic conditions seen for the opening rounds of the unique,…

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Five more coal contracts to be awarded tomorrow

THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) will award five more coal contracts tomorrow in addition to the 11 which were previously awarded. "These are the areas that had multiple proponents or applicants, so we just had to be very careful in evaluating the application," DoE U…

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Air Phil uses Turboprop fleet effective today

AIR Philippines will operate eight Bombardier turboprop aircraft leased from Philippine Airlines (PAL) effective today. The turboprop fleet will fly to 19 towns and cities, operating out of two hubs —Manila and Cebu. The airline will focus on delivering safe, affordable and …

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Surigao Chamber Wins Again as 2009 Best Chamber in Mindanao at the 35th Philippine Business Conference

For a second year in a row, the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. was hailed the Most Outstanding Chamber in Mindanao for 2009. The award was given by no less than Her Excellency, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, during the concluding plenary of the 35th Phil…

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DOH opens more BnBs in Caraga region

Amidst clamor over high prices of medicines, the Department of Health (DOH) Caraga intensifies campaign on availability of cheaper medicines by opening up more Botika ng Barangays (BnBs) in the region. DOH Caraga aims to establish one BnB outlet in two neighboring barangays…

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CEBU FERRY 2 - THE NEW CEBU FERRIES VESSEL; To Serve Surigao - Cebu route

Cebu Ferries is proud to introduce to their customers their new vessel “Cebu Ferry 2” which is now on service Cebu to Butuan 3x a week and Cebu to Ormoc 5x a week. It has a passenger capacity of 892 and cargo capacity of 40teus. It runs a maximum speed of 16.5 knots. Same wit…

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Second Lay Day in a Row at Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational

Another lay day has been called at the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational in the Philippines today, with small 2ft (0.5-1m) waves on offer for the US $20,000 specialty event. With only 12 heats to be completed, contest organisers are hopeful of a spike in swell overnight with …

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18 cops awarded with "Medalya ng Kagalingan" for job well done

The Police Regional Office 13 honoured 18 PNP personnel for showing a heroic performance in the performance of their duties. Police Chief Superintendent Lino Calingasan, Police Regional Director of PRO 13 and Office of the Civil Defense Regional Director Blanche Gubenchiong…

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‘Face to Phase’ – a review

I didn’t know what to expect as I navigated through the traffic that rainy Saturday evening to watch the much publicized concert of comedy concert queen Ai Ai delas Alas and Dinagat Island Governor and performer Jade Ecleo entitled “Face to Phase.” I didn’t know what to exp…

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Siargao Island enjoys increase of tourist arrivals, says Gov. Barbers

The 15th Siargao International Surfing Cup dubbed as the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational 2009 successfully opened today, October 21, 2009 with 48 confirmed international cast of surfers and 12 local wildcards participated. Speaking before a crowd of local and foreign tourist…

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Alcala, Landrigan carry RP fight in Cloud 9 surfing

Edito "Piso" Alcala and Fil-Australian Luke Landrigan will carry the fight against a host of top foreign surfers led by Queensland Open champ Nick Vasicek of Australia in Wednesday’s Billabong Cloud 9 International Surfing Championship in Siargo Island. As the defe…

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First Pacific sets fund-raising for expansion

FIRST Pacific Co. Ltd. is shoring up its war chest for new investments in mining and infrastructure in the Philippines and across Southeast Asia. In a statement, Hong Kong-based conglomerate that controls Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said it is raising $282…

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9th-ray redundancy

"Not many know the first Philippine Flag exists and survive today… only a handful realize how uniquely beautiful and inspiring this Flag was when it was first unfurled." From the General Emilio Aguinaldo Inc. on the authenticity of the 1898 Philippine Flag at the …

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Cult leader snubs parricide hearing

Cult leader and parricide suspect Ruben Ecleo Jr. snubbed the resumption of his seven-year controversial parricide case in Cebu, citing health reasons for his failure to show up in court on Wednesday. Security was tight and additional security men were fielded at the Palace …

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Template on disaster risk to be adopted

The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) will launch in the regions beginning next month the guidelines in determining the various sources of disaster and finding the ways at reducing their impact on lives and properties. It will also ask the local governments…

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DoT pushes kayaking as new RP attraction

As the Philippine tourism sector zooms in on the country’s advantage on adventure activities, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is now strongly promoting the “kayaking” activity, especially in the remote provinces. “The Philippines is an archipelago composed of several thousan…

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Friendster, Billabong launch relief page to benefit Red Cross

Social networking site Friendster has partnered with Australian boardsports brand Billabong to launch an aid page benefiting the Filipino victims of Typhoon Ondoy, providing easy-pay links to transfer funds to the Red Cross. n the aftermath of the natural disaster that aff…

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Ousted Sta. Monica Mayor questions SC Ruling

SAYING that the complaint against her was neither convincing nor substantial, the former mayor of Santa Monica town in Surigao del Norte has questioned the Supreme Court decision that ordered her dismissal from office for premature campaigning in the 2007 elections. In a 46…

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Task force probes Surigao vice-mayor's murder

The Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office over the weekend formed a task force to investigate the murder of San Francisco Vice-Mayor Nasario Gastardo last Friday. Chief Superintendent Lino Calingasan, Caraga Police Regional Director, said Task Force Gastardo will be led…

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San Francisco Vice Mayor killed in Surigao City

Unidentified assassins shot dead the vice mayor of the southern Philippine town of San Francisco, reports said Saturday. Nasario Gastardo was killed by two armed men in front of his house on Friday night in Surigao City. The 51-year old politician died while being rushed to …

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PCSO donates brand new ambulance to Surigao City

Mayor Casurra received the ceremonial vehicle key of the one unit brand new ambulance acquired under the PCSO-LGU Ambulance Procurement Program from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Sergio O. Valencia held at the PSCO Board Room, PCSO Bldg., Quezon City. W…

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Dinagat Islands’ gains cited in Gov Jade’s 3rd SOPA

Gov. Jade Ecleo cited the gains of her administration in her 3rd state-of-the-province address (SOPA) delivered Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Brgy. Aurelio Multipurpose gym, San Jose town this province. In her 1 hour and 30 minutes SOPA, Gov. Ecleo enumerated her remarkable developme…

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Column: Another teen rape victim in Surigao del Norte

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by the mayor of a town in Surigao del Norte. The journal of the regional investigation and detective management division of Police Regional Office 13 said the mayor was charged with rape in relation to the Anti-Child Abuse Law. The ident…

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Century Peak to put up P7-B smelting facility

HAVING just listed by way of introduction on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Tuesday, mining firm Century Peak Metals Holdings Corp. is wasting no time in bringing operations up to speed as it expects to start the construction of its P7-billion smelting plant soon. A…

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PNP arrests wanted person in Tubod

On October 3, 2009 at 2:15 in the afternoon at Barangay Timamana, Tubod, Surigao del Norte, elements from Tubod Municipal Police Station arrested one Melvin Gonzales, 30 years old, single, jobless and resident of Barangay Marga, Tubod, Surigao del Norte and Christopher Yu, …

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World Day for Decent Work: TUCP calls for decent work, decent life

TUCP leaders engaged DOLE Secretary Marianito Roque and PEZA Director General Lilia de Lima in separate meetings for a dialogue and hand-over of the World Day for Decent Work’s Call to Action for Decent Work, Decent Life! “Everyone should endeavour to place Decent Work at th…

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World Day for Decent Work: TUCP calls for decent work, decent life

TUCP leaders engaged DOLE Secretary Marianito Roque and PEZA Director General Lilia de Lima in separate meetings for a dialogue and hand-over of the World Day for Decent Work’s Call to Action for Decent Work, Decent Life! “Everyone should endeavour to place Decent Work at th…

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Purefoods vs Sta Lucia in Surigao this November, PBA prov'l sorties kick-off in Victorias City

With its impressive Sports Coliseum, Victorias City will once again host a PBA game on Nov. 7, this time between San Miguel Beermen and Sta. Lucia Realtors. The game in Victorias is one of the nine calendared provincial games for the PBA Philippine Cup, set to kick off Oct.…

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Report on shooting incident in Del Carmen

One Raul Del Rosario, 35 years old, married, fisherman and resident of Barangay Antipolo, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte was shot by suspect Felicito Juntilo, 68 years old, married, farmer and resident of said place on October 2, 2009 at 3:00 in the morning at Sitio Pangi of…

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Zest Air to fly in Surigao and Siargao Airports this November

Budget airline Zest Airways Inc. (Zest Air) plans to mount flights to Surigao and Siargao Islands this November. Reports revealed that the airline's flight from Manila to Surigao will starts its operation on November 16, 2009. Flight Z2 370 is scheduled to leave Manila a…

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PNP Surigao Norte sets final reprieve for loose gun holders this October

Owner of unlicensed and unregistered guns throughout the province have the whole month of October to benefit of the Philippine National Police's (PNP) final amnesty for loose firearms, this was the statement made by Prov'l Director Sr. Supt. David Ombao recently. Di…

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