Mindanao’s budget for 2012 increases, MinDA chief says

Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Sec. Luwalhati Antonino on Thursday said the agency’s advocacy to increase budget for Mindanao has been successful. Speaking before the members of the Regional Development Council in Caraga Region during the Full Council Meeting, Anton…

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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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Bislig Bay sa Surigao Sur pabilin nga positibo gihapon sa Red Tide

Ang buhatan sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) nagpadala ug sulat didto sa opisina ni Gobernador Sol Matugas, kini kabahin sa Shellfish Bulletin No. 4, series of 2011. Ang unod sa maong sulat mahitungod na sa natagamtaman nga red tide partikular na sa Bisli…

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SurSur positibo sa red tide, Surigao Norte dili lang mukumpyansa

Positibo ang Surigao del Sur particular na ang Bislig Bay sa makahilong red tide. Kine binasihan sa Shellfish Bulletin No. 01, series of 2011. Mao kini ang sulod sa usa ka sulat nga gipadala ni Regional Director Nerio G. Casil sa buhatan sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic R…

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Phivolcs: Quakes jolt Siargao, Surigao Sur areas

At least two quakes were recorded in the Siargao and Surigao areas in Mindanao Sunday night and before dawn Monday, but there was no initial report of damage or casualty. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the first quake measuring magnitude 3.5 was…

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Massive flooding hits Caraga region

It’s been three days now when the world welcomed year 2011 and while other regions in the country are still celebrating the coming of the “year of the rabbit,” some areas in the Visayas and Mindanao regions are experiencing massive floodings and even landslides, and Caraga …

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Caraga region feared of flashfloods, landslides due to continuous rains

After celebrating the new year where reports from PNP revealed that the whole region welcomed 2011 generally peaceful, continuous rainfall feared officials and residents in northern part of Caraga Region particularly the province of Surigao del Norte. According to report, t…

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DOH: Firecrackers victims down by 21%

The Department of Health regional office records a decline of firecrackers-related injuries by 21% as of last years, compared to the same period the other year. DOH-Center for Health Development Regional Epidemiologist Dr. Gerna Manatad presented their data during a press c…

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50TH YEAR Surigao’s history

THE Mamanwa, our proto-Malay ancestors, first reached our shores some 50,000 years ago from Ceram Island in the Moluccas. Genetic studies suggest their distinct origin from other Austronesian groups in the Philippines. About 3000 BC, Nesiots (Indonesia) reached Mindanao hill…

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Chinese team tagging copper, nickel-rich areas

A team of Chinese geochemical surveyors will start mapping out copper and nickel-rich zones which is expected to further stir interest in Philippine mining. Mines and Geosciences Bureau Director Edwin Domingo said the results of the study can be used as data for exploration…

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2,671 new 4Ps beneficiaries receive cash cards in Surigao provinces

The poverty alleviation program of the government, the expanded Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps, continue to hit in far-flung villages as at least 2,671 new household beneficiaries received their cash cards in Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. Caraga region’s…

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Caraga has most number of landslide, flood-prone areas

As part of its disaster risk reduction planning and management program, the Office of Civil Defense-Caraga has identified a total of 183 landslide prone areas, 231 flood-prone areas and 103 land cracks all over the region. Caraga region is composed of the provinces of Suriga…

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Mga inmates ng Surigao, handa na sa pagboto sa Mayo -BJMP regional director

BINIGYANG diin ni Atty. Rex Delarmente, ang Regional Director ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) na handa na ang mga priso ng Surigao sa nalalapit na pagboto sa pinakaunang automated election. Tinukoy nito, sa buong rehiyon ng Caraga umaabot sa 371 na mga pres…

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Caraga poll bets attend spiritual recollection

The spiritual recollection called for by the Roman Catholic Church-led Caraga Conference for Peace and Development (CCPD) which is off-limits to media, has drawn more than 100 candidates from different parts of Caraga Region. A very important Roman Catholic priest who begge…

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DOH warns of red tide poisoning

The Department of Health (DOH), based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Local Government Units, today warned of paralytic shellfish poisoning (red tide poisoning) in the areas of Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; Bisl…

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Reds torch construction equipment in Surigao

Suspected New People's Army guerrilas set fire to 4 backhoes and 2 bulldozers owned by a DOLE Philippines sub-contractor at the company’s plantation area in Guinhalinan village, Barobo Saturday evening. Initial reports said fighter of the NPA Guerilla Front 14 swooped do…

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It’s all in the family in Caraga this May 10

In Caraga region, more than half of the 1,826 candidates in the May 10 elections – from governor to municipal and city councilors – are related to each other either by blood or by affinity or consanguinity. Most are allies, but there are some who are pitted against each othe…

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Deep wounds threaten Red Mountain of Surigao

As one enters the eastern part of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur, backing the Pacific Ocean, he will be greeted by an alluring coastline with towering green mountains afar off. The mountain range, commonly called "Iron Mountain" or "Red Mountain" …

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El Niño to last up to June, says PAG-ASA

The gradual decrease in sea surface temperature is expected to still be within the El Niño threshold and likely to sustain its moderate strength as it continues in its mature stage which will last up to June 2010. Thus revealed Ricardo Mercado, Officer-in-Charge of the Phil…

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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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