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Dinagat officials praise SC ruling

Dinagat officials praise SC ruling
Officials and residents of Dinagat Islands expressed jubilation over the decision of the Supreme Court reversing as constitutional the law creating the province. The officials in this group of islands in Northeastern Mindanao are hoping that the recent decision of the highe…
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Committee approves Surigao public domain bill

Committee approves Surigao public domain bill
After a long wait, the members of the Committee on Natural Resources in the House of Representatives, in its 15th Congress, finally approved House Bill (HB) 1719 – “An Act declaring as agricultural land certain parcels of land of the public domain situated within the city o…
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2 Surigaonons, 1 other share P4.79-M Mega lotto jackpot

2 Surigaonons, 1 other share P4.79-M Mega lotto jackpot
January 2011 continued its lucky streak for bettors of the on-line lotteries of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) with three more winners sharing the P4.79-million jackpot of Mega Lotto 6/45's draw Friday. Manny Garcia, Publicity and Public Relations Depa…
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Surigao Norte eyes P500-M income in 2011

The provincial government of Surigao del Norte is eyeing more than P500-million income in 2011, an official of the province disclosed Tuesday. Surigao del Norte has been known for its rich mineral endowment and it is for this reason that this province had become a popular de…
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'Greatest Naval Battle' Recalled in Surigao Rites

The world's “Greatest Battle in the History of Naval Warfare” was remembered in this northeastern-tip port city of Mindanao on Monday. The commemoration was participated in not only by Surigaonons but also by American, Australian and Japanese visitors who came and once a…
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PBMLP Pushes More Investments, Support to P-Noy's Development Agenda

The business agenda of the new leadership of the Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines to all provincial legislative body is to attract more investments that make the respective provinces more economically globally competitive in the years ahead. The new leaders…
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$21-M tuna cannery plant to rise in Surigao City

The economic activity in this city is expected to get a big boost after an American and Japanese business partnership is set to construct a $21-million tuna cannery plant here, city officials said recently. It was learned that Crystal Corporation will release an initial amo…
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Census Board to settle housing, population conflicts in Surigao Norte, Agusan Norte towns

The Regional Census Coordination Board (RCCB) in Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga region) initially settled the decades old problem on the census of population and housing in contested areas comprised of two towns in Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte, government officials…
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Against the odds

Against the odds
Jade Ecleo’s victory on becoming the Vice-Governor of Dinagat Islands is an example of the ability of people to rise from the ashes and survive the obstacles and hardships of the 2010 elections. Jade wanted to take the gubernatorial seat again to have continuity for her pro…
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Construction of $1.3-billion coal-fired power plant in Surigao underway

Economic boom is expected in this town as the construction of the $1.3 billion coal-fired plant here is already in full swing, it was learned Monday. Adding to the burgeoning economic activity here is the hiring of some 4,000 construction workers as the implementation of the…
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Gov. Sol set to boost education

Newly elected Gov. Sol Forcadilla-Matugas has lined up appropriate measures designed to improve the delivery of basic education in Surigao del Norte, it was learned here recently. Matugas, former regional director of the Department of Education (DepEd) which she served for a…
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Caraga Region boosts of enough rice supply

A National Food Authority (NFA) official Tuesday said Caraga Region is now practically flooded with locally harvested and imported rice as another boat containing some 150,000 bags of newly-imported rice arrived anew at the port of Surigao City. NFA Caraga Regional Director …
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Decision on Dinagat upheld

The Supreme Court has upheld its earlier decision that nullified for being unconstitutional a law creating the province of Dinagat Islands and voided the election of its provincial officials during the 2007 polls. In a resolution penned by Associate Justice Diosdado M. Peral…
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2 brothers of Ecleo’s wife to ask review of RTC ruling

The family of the late Alona Bacolod-Ecleo, wife of parricide suspect and cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr., will seek a reconsideration of a court decision convicting the self-proclaimed accesory in the killing of Alona. Josebil and Ricky said they were shocked and disappointed t…
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Surigao, Iloilo bets harassed over permit

The New People's Army (NPA) appears to be in a roll in its election-related operations across the country, killing a mayoral bet supporter in Iloilo right in front of the candidate and fellow supporters and disarming security escorts of another mayoral bet in Surigao de…
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Mindanao power woes worsen

The Mindanao power supply situation took a turn for the worse when two power plant units bogged down in Northern and Southern Mindanao Sunday night. Reports received Monday by the Manila Bulletin said a unit of the 210-megawatt Steag Coal-Fired Plant in Tagoloan, Misamis Ori…
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Mindanao power shortage continues

The power shortage in Mindanao continued Tuesday due to critically low water levels at reservoirs in Lake Lanao and Pulangi, sources of Mindanao grid. In its Tuesday advisory, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippine (NGCP) said that most of the hydro-electric power p…
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PCG confirms tugboat ASTA found in Surigao

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has confirmed that the Singapore registered tugboat ASTA which was reported hijacked on February 6, 2010 off Pulau Tioman, Malaysia, was found at Loreto, Surigao del Norte on February 25. PCG cited reports that ASTA was towing a barge CALLIST…
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Arroyo to visit Mindanao

After her two-weeklong cyber-corridor and Urban Luzon Beltway tours, President Arroyo is set to visit Mindanao next week to promote it as an agri-business super region, Malacañang said Saturday. Deputy Presidential Spokesman Ricardo Saludo bared Mrs. Arroyo’s visit to Mindan…
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Magnitude 4.6 quake hits Surigao anew

Residents in the coastal villages of Surigao del Sur facing the Pacific Ocean were alarmed when a magnitude 4.6 earthquake rocked the area on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Saturday. However, the Office of Civil Defense (OC…
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