Kris Aquino is in Siargao

Queen of All Media, Kris Aquino celebrated her forty-second birthday (Feb. 14) at Dedon Resort in Siargao Island. Because she’s without a boyfriend to spend her birthday/Valentine’s Day with, she’s celebrating it with her two kids and friend Zsa Zsa Padilla, plus some frie…

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Rep. Matugas laughs off plunder charges

By Jun Lira SURIGAO CITY --  Instead of creating a fuss, the much ballyhooed plunder charges filed against Rep. Francisco Matugas was met with laughter by the first district solon during a recent press conference held at the Philippine Gateway Hotel, this city. “There’s nothi…

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Surigao tricycle drivers harnessed as tourism promoters

By Vanessa L Almeda SURIGAO CITY — At least 1,500 drivers of tricycles — the city’s main public transport — have been trained as tourism promoters, an official said.  “A tourist uses a plane, a ship, a boat or a jeep in order to reach a resort or a tourist spot. In our city, …

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‘Underdog’ Barbers brothers vow good fight vs rival Matugas family

By Vanessa L. Almeda SURIGAO CITY (7 February) – Considered the “underdogs,” the Barbers brothers vowed to give their rival Matugas family a good fight in the May 2013 local political race. Ace and Lyndon Barbers, both former governors of Surigao del Norte, told the local med…

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