Tribal chieftains and their followers in Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga Region) Tuesday requested the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to facilitate their request for a congressional inquiry on alleged logging and mining operations in 43,601 hectares of ancest…
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Mental health facility for Caraga
The region’s 1st Mental Health Facility will soon rise in the Caraga Region’s nickel city of Surigao. The formal groundbreaking of the site for the construction of the building was held over the weekend right behind the Surigao City Health Office. The groundbreaking ceremony …
Educator is Lakas bet for Surigao Norte gov
The Lakas-Kampi-CMD has picked newly retired Department of Education (DepEd) regional director Sol Forcadilla-Matugas as its May 2010 gubernatorial candidate in Surigao del Norte with No. l sangguniang panlalawigan member Carlos Egay, Jr. as her runningmate. Local Lakas part…
Bugkosan Fest: A Love for Culture and History
Around the country, new resorts and tourist facilities are the main focus in attracting visitors. Dinagat however may be the only one to lay claim as the newest proclaimed province. Located as a group of islands north of Surigao del Norte, even the most hardened adventure t…
Matugas leads Lakas candidates in Surigao
The banner of Lakas-Kampi-CMD in the gubernatorial fight in Surigao del Norte will be led by Sol Matugas who recently retired from the Department of Education (DepEd) as a regional director after more than 43 years of dedicated and meaningful service in government. Matugas w…
Government completes 3 vital infra projects in Caraga Region
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) disclosed that three big projects under President Arroyo’s State-of-the-Nation Address (SoNA) in the Caraga Region have been completed. The DPWH said the completed projects include the Cortes-Tandag-Marihatag Section under P…
Coffee farming strengthens Surigao community
A sense of community, solidarity and hope has bonded together the farmers of Barangay Kahayagan, Tagbina, Surigao del Sur, thanks to the lessons they learned and the benefits they reaped from coffee farming. This has spurred them to form their own cooperative, the Kahayagan…
Lakas-Kampi-CMD Surigao ticket bared
Two reelectionist congressmen, a retired regional director of the Department of Education (DepEd) and an engineer who is the president of a corporation engaged in constructing and developing housing projects lead the powerhouse ticket of Lakas-Kampi-CMD in Surigao del Norte…
Century Peak Metals eyes foreign partner for ore processing
Century Peak Metals Holdings Corporation is negotiating for a deal with Fuju Com Resources Inc., a firm incorporated in the Republic of Seychelles, for the processing of nickel and chromite ore. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Monday, CPM corporate inf…
Landslide buries miners in Dinagat
A miner was killed when a landslide occurred in a chromites area at Sitio Campayas in Barangay Navarro, Tubajon town, Dinagat Islands Province, a report reaching the Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) on Sunday stated. The report also said that another miner was recovered fr…
Surigao trade incentives seen to attract investors
Economic boom is expected to continue as more investors, both foreign and domestic, are coming in due to the business holidays extended to investments made in Surigao City. “Aside from mining business, fishing and agriculture, investors are also eyeing on tourism industry,” …
A memorable birthday concert at Dinagat Islands
The recent birthday celebration of Gov. Jade Ecleo was not only memorable but also an affair to be reckoned with, cherished and remembered. The day also marked the unveiling of the 24-Hour Power in Dinagat Islands, giving the residents electricity round the clock. This is n…
Gov’t aids 123,993 in Mindanao
The government’s poverty alleviation program, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps, already served at least 123,993 household beneficiaries in various provinces, cities and municipalities in the Caraga Region and Region 10, it was learned Tuesday. The Department of…
Pichay invites Gov. Jade to join AAFI Execom
LWUA Chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay, this year’s Executive Committee Chairman of the 22nd Annual Aliw awards, has invited Governor Jade Ecleo to join his committee which will ensure the success of the awards night scheduled for 6 p.m. on Nov. 17, at the Mega Tent in Pasig…
Cult leader snubs parricide hearing
Cult leader and parricide suspect Ruben Ecleo Jr. snubbed the resumption of his seven-year controversial parricide case in Cebu, citing health reasons for his failure to show up in court on Wednesday. Security was tight and additional security men were fielded at the Palace …
15 million Filipinos can’t read, write
There are a total of 15 million illiterate Filipinos, 11 million of them suffering from functional illiteracy and four million suffering from no basic literacy skills. The Civil Society Network for Education Reforms (E-Net Philippines) bared this Thursday after discovering t…
Gov. Jade Ecleo opts for change in phase
It is hard to cross the fine line between politics and show business said Governor Jade Ecleo of Dinagat Islands who is starring in forthcoming back-to-back concert opposite Ai Ai de las Alas called “Face to Phase” at the Aliw Theater on Sept. 12. Herself a singer, former me…
205 Poor Youth Get Scholarships
At least 205 youths coming from poor families availed of the scholarship program of the provincial government in Surigao del Norte. The latest was the 53 youths that qualified to the standards of the scholarship program. All the scholars are now studying in various colleges…
3,000 LGU leaders, teachers set to converge for 1st Siargao 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…
AusAID names 7 provinces to get road improvements
The Australian government has identified seven areas in the country that will initially benefit from the P3.8-billion road development project in the Visayas and Mindanao. The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) said the first seven provinces that will b…
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