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TD 'Sendong' enters PH, may intensify in next 24 hours

TD 'Sendong' enters PH, may intensify in next 24 hours
A tropical depression from the east entered Philippine territory Thursday morning and was locally codenamed "Sendong," possibly the last cyclone to enter Philippine territory this year. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administratio…
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World Junior Surfing finals to be held in Siargao Island in September

World Junior Surfing finals to be held in Siargao Island in September
Over 200 junior surfers from 40 different countries are expected to join the prestigious World Junior Surfing Competition in General Luna town in Siargao Island in September this year. During the 68th Caraga Regional Development Council meeting, First District Rep. Francisc…
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2 children drown in Bacuag resort

2 children drown in Bacuag resort
Two elementary students drowned over the weekend while swimming in a beach resort in Surigao del Norte, a police official said Sunday. Chief Inspector Nelly Villagarcia, information officer of the CARAGA regional police, said Marc Zauver Mula and Bryan Villaces, both Grade …
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Strong quake jolts Surigao; causes damage, prompts evacuation

Strong quake jolts Surigao; causes damage, prompts evacuation
A magnitude-5.7 quake hit the Surigao area in Mindanao before midnight Thursday, causing a power blackout in at least two towns and prompting the preemptive evacuation of residents in coastal areas. he Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said damag…
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Rep. Ecleo requests SC to block arrest warrant

Rep. Ecleo requests SC to block arrest warrant
Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. asked the Supreme Court on Friday to prevent the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan from implementing the warrant of arrest issued against him over graft charges. In a seven-page "extremely urgent motion," Ecleo, also "suprem…
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AFP, Kapuso Foundation, Red Cross join in the relief efforts

AFP, Kapuso Foundation, Red Cross join in the relief efforts
The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ 402nd Brigade has partnered with 30 Infantry Battalion and GMA Kapuso Foundation in distributing relief goods to flood victims last Saturday, February 5. Accordingly, 833 families received the said relief goods in the municipality of Mal…
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3 miners die in landslide, fisherman drowns in Surigao Norte

3 miners die in landslide, fisherman drowns in Surigao Norte
At least three small-scale miners were reported killed in a landslide in Malimono town, and a fisherman from Socorro Island died from drowning as heavy rains pounded Surigao del Norte in the past few days. An initial report from the Surigao del Norte Disaster Risk Reductio…
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Surigao Norte placed under state of calamity

Surigao Norte placed under state of calamity
The province of Surigao del Norte has been placed under a state of calamity after continuous rains caused flash floods and damaged infrastructure and agriculture. In an interview with GMANews.TV, Surigao del Norte Rep. Francisco Matugas confirmed that the provincial board p…
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Flooding forces class suspension in Surigao City

Floods and heavy rains forced the suspension of classes in Surigao City on Monday. A report on dzXL radio said several families from San Juan, Washington and Rizal villages have been evacuated to safer ground since Sunday night. The report quoted residents as saying the flo…
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Four quakes hit Surigao City today says Phivolcs

Four quakes hit Surigao City today says Phivolcs
At least four earthquakes, the most powerful measuring magnitude 4.1, rocked the area of Surigao City in Mindanao shortly after noon on Monday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvolcs) said the quakes were tectonic in origin. No damage or aftershoc…
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Magnitude-5.1 quake hits Surigao Norte towns

Magnitude-5.1 quake hits Surigao Norte towns
A predawn quake measuring magnitude 5.1 jolted residents of the Surigao area in Mindanao Friday, but state seismologists said there was no expected casualty or damage. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake was recorded at 4:03 a.m.…
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Coin tossing settles race for barangay chairman in Siargao

As two candidates for Barangay Chairman in Siargao Island garnered the same number of votes, election officials settled the race with a coin toss, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) reported. The two candidates — Godofredo Sajol and Apple Tiu — were running for the same…
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NEA lends P24M to Siarelco to improve facilities

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has allowed the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to lend P24 million to Siargao Island Electric Cooperative Inc. (Siarelco). “The loan to be secured by Siarelco — which services the electricity needs of Siargao Island in th…
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Surigao fire burns 200 houses, 1 dead

A fire in Surigao on Saturday burned 200 houses and left 1,000 individuals homeless and killed a 68-year-old woman. The fire at Nueva and P. Reyes Ext, Barangay Taft, in Surigao City affected 360 families and caused an estimated P10 million damage to property. Reports reachin…
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Gov. Sol wants entrepreneurship taught in schools

Surigao del Norte Gov. Sol Matugas has sought the attention of the Education Department in the region to include entrepreneurship in basic education curriculum, particularly in secondary education. The local executive said teaching students to become entrepreneurs will lesse…
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Two hurt in bloody land dispute in Surigao City

Two people were wounded after a decades-old land dispute involving known families in this southern Philippine city reportedly triggered a gun fight between two armed groups Sunday. Surigao City policemen arrested several suspects allegedly involved in the shooting incident t…
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Infant treated for burns after falling into frying pan

Doctors in a hospital in Surigao City are now rushing to save the life of a seven-month-old baby who suffered serious burns after falling into a frying pan. The female infant suffered second-degree burns in the face and half of her body, after her mother accidentally dropped…
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'Butete' dish downs 7 in Anao-aon

A dish made from butete (puffer fish) downed at least seven people last Thursday in Surigao del Norte province in Mindanao. Radio dzXL on Friday night cited belated police report saying the incident occurred around 8 a.m. Thursday in Linungganan village in San Francisco (Ana…
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93 ferry passengers, crew rescued off Surigao City

A total of 93 people aboard a passenger ferry that ran aground off Surigao City were rescued past noon Wednesday, a Coast Guard official said. Philippine Coast Guard Commander Nestor Torre of Surigao City told GMANews.TV that 86 passengers and seven crew members of M/B Pilar…
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Surigao Norte lawmakers to back Arroyo as House Speaker

Two Surigao del Norte congressmen-elect have vowed to support any move to elect outgoing President and incoming Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as House Speaker in the 15th Congress. In separate media briefings after they were proclaimed winners in the recently conclu…
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