Comelec accredits political party, Partido Padajon Surigao the only registered local political party in Caraga

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has accredited and recognized only one political party in the entire Caraga Region composed of the provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. This surfaced Monday as Chairman Jo…

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Homes on Siargao Island opened to tourists

The lack of such basic tourism facilities like pension houses and small hotels hinder the tourism development of remote communities, but people in the quiet town of Pilar in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte have solved this problem by accepting tourists through the home-st…

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Caraga urged to tap tourism boom in CV

The Region 7 office of the Department of Tourism (DoT 7) has urged tourism stakeholders in Caraga Region to tap the booming tourism industry in Central Visayas to further promote the culture, destinations, and adventure offerings of Region 13. DoT 7 Director Dawnie Roa, who …

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Siargao hosts Surigao’s 1st LGU summit

At least 3,000 local government officials in the region, including village leaders, teachers and other officials of various line agencies of the government are scheduled to troop to the paradise island of Siargao to attend the 1st Siargao Local Governance and Education Summ…

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DoT cites tourism sites in Caraga

Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Joseph Ace Durano Saturday said that the Caraga Region is now among the tourist destinations in the country, citing surfing and fishing in Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte, and the various marine and coastal attractions in the provin…

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Training, development center to rise in Siargao

The P10-million Siargao Manpower Training and Development Center (SMTDC) will soon be constructed in Siargao Island – the paradise island of Surigao del Norte Province. Surigao del Norte Rep. Francisco T. Matugas said the construction of the SMTDC will start before the end o…

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Moratorium on cutting, transport of logs asked

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga Region) have recommended to Environment Secretary Jose L. Atienza Jr. for the imposition of a moratorium in the cutting and transporting of trees in the southern part of Surigao del …

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ERC nod eyed for transition supply contracts with Mindanao utilities

State-run National Power Corporation (NPC) is seeking the approval of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the transition supply contracts (TSCs) it inked with distribution utilities (DUs) in the Mindanao grid. The proposed rate being applied for these contracts is P2.…

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DoE opens coal exploration bidding

Done with priming up, the Department of Energy (DoE) finally opened to public bidding at least 30 coal blocks which it plans to award to qualified bidders under the 2009 Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR). “A total of 30 areas or coal block systems are being offered …

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German gov't gives P1.3-M aid to Caraga

Germany is expected to provide a P1.31 million grant to the provincial government of Agusan del Norte to assist some 1,200 families that were heavily affected by natural disasters in early January, the German Embassy announced Wednesday. German Ambassador Christian-Ludwig We…

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Burglars ransack Gov. Barbers’ office in Surigao del Norte capitol

Burglars broke into the office of Surigao del Norte Governor Robert Ace Barbers in the provincial capitol last Monday, but police said the robbers failed to get anything. A report from the Caraga police revealed that the Surigao del Norte Police learned of the incident at 8:…

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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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Love and unity stressed on Valentine’s Day

Christian and Muslim leaders called on the nation yesterday to make use of love that the yearly celebration of Valentine’s Day generates in the hearts and minds of the people to strengthen national unity and help push the nation forward to prosperity, peace, happiness and u…

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Tremor rattles Surigao City

Thousands flood and landslide victims went into panic when a 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck Dinagat Island province and this southern tip city of Northeastern Mindanao this afternoon. The intensity 2 earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 was recorded at 3:12 p.m. on Dinagat Is…

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7 dead, wide area under state of calamity Week-long rains in Caraga trigger floods; 7 dead

Seven persons were killed and another was reported missing as heavy rains induced by a cold front continued to batter a wide area of Northeastern Mindanao triggering flooding and landslides. Thousands of residents were misplaced by the floods while infrastructures and agricu…

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Rescue teams search for missing fishermen off Surigao del Norte

BUTUAN CITY (June 24, 2008) – Rescue teams of the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) and provincial and municipal disaster coordinating councils were dispatched to conduct rescue operations for seven fishermen who were reported missing after their fishing boats w…

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