PGMA to sign law establishing Caraga State U

Young people in Region 13 will now have access to quality education with the establishment of the Caraga State University (CSU) in this city. The Caraga State University (CSU) is the result of integration of the Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science and Technology (NO…

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Pres. Arroyo to sign House Bill 5110 establishing the Caraga State University

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to sign House Bill 5110 on Monday, December 14, 2009 establishing the Caraga State University (CSU) in the Caraga Region by integrating the Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science and Technology (NORMISIST) in Ampayon, this city…

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First nat'l gab of tourism students, stakeholders opens in Butuan

The Department of Tourism (DOT), Caraga Regional Office in partnership with One Corporate Grand Tours, Inc. will open the first ever students and tourism stakeholders' national convention today, November 16, 2009 at Balanghai Hotel and Convention, this city. The activit…

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Moderate quake rattles Caraga Region

A 5.5-magnitude quake hit Caraga Region again late on Wednesday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The tremor struck the island of Mindanao at 9:48 pm (1348 GMT), at a depth of 59km, the US Geological Survey said. It was felt in Bu…

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Quake hits Butuan, Surigao

An earthquake rocked Butuan and Surigao cities Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology-Surigao reported. The tremor struck at 6:28 a.m. and was felt at Intensity 3 in Butuan City and Surigao City. Phivolcs-Surigao Head Daphne Agonia said the…

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DOT-Caraga to host 1st students and tourism stakeholders’ nat’l convention

The Department of Tourism (DOT), Caraga Regional Office has partnered with One Corporate Grand Tours, Inc. in hosting the first students and tourism stakeholders’ national convention on November 16-19, 2009 in one of the local hotels here. In a written statement sent to PIA …

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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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More Caraganons benefit PCSO’s “charity virus”

More Caraganons benefitted the simultaneous medical, dental and feeding mission of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) held Sunday, September 6 throughout the country. In Caraga Region, the activity opened at eight o’clock in the morning in key cities, provinces…

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Feature: PCSO continues to spread charity virus

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Agusan del Norte Field Office is in the final stage of preparation for the upcoming nationwide medical, dental, feeding and information-gathering mission on Sunday, September 6, as part of the effort to "spread the charity v…

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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…

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DepEd Secretary to visit Caraga Region next week

Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Jesli Lapus is set to visit Caraga Region to inaugurate the LAPUS School Buildings on June 19-20, 2009. Sec. Lapus will arrive on June 19 via Butuan City, he will have a luncheon meeting at Dottie’s Place with the administrators of B…

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DTI Caraga Monitors Prices of School Supplies

20 displaced Out-of-School and unemployed individuals employed under the Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP) of the Department of Trade and Industry are now deployed in different citiesand provinces here in Caraga Region to conduct price monito…

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“Food Supplements do not cure any disease”, says BFAD

BUTUAN CITY (16 March 2009) – The Bureau of Foods and Drugs (BFAD) of the Department of Health (DOH) Caraga Regional Office warns public that “food supplements do not cure any disease” during the consultative meeting with food supplement manufacturers, distributors and adve…

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DPWH offers 1,424 jobs in Caraga

The Regional 13 office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH 13) in Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga Region) is set to open initial 1,424 job openings today, it was learned yesterday. The job fair will be opened at the DPWH regional office here at 8 a.m. today a…

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Extent of damage by floods to properties, infra and agriculture rises as rains continue to hit Caraga region

Flooding, spawned by moderate to heavy rains, continue to hit Northern Mindanao (Caraga region) as report of damage to properties, infrastructure and agriculture started to come in from various disaster councils in the region on Tuesday. Assessment teams of the Regional Dis…

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