Angered by what they claim as generalization of travel advisories issued by foreign embassies for its citizens not to travel in troubled areas in Mindanao, a Surigao del Norte provincial board member said they will soon pass a resolution to counter those travel advisories. A…
PGMA releases P1.05-M employment fund in Surigao del Norte
At least P1.05 million fund from President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s employment program was released in Surigao del Norte recently. The money was released through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Patinio-Banban-Fabio (PBF) Self-Employment Assistance (S…
Philex takes over Anglo stake for $55m
Philex Mining Corp. yesterday said it acquired the 50-percent stake of Anglo American Exploration (Philippines) BV in the Boyongan copper-gold mine in Surigao del Norte for $55 million. Philex vice president for finance Renato Migriño said in a disclosure to the stock exchan…
Philippine's Edito Alcala Wins Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational In Perfect Barrels
Philippines surfer Edito ‘Peso’ Alcala is the new king of Cloud 9 after defeating the world’s best tube riders to win the prestigious Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational at the remote island of Siargao in the Philippines. Cloud 9, an ultra perfect right hand reef break, lived up…
Pres'l daughter supports 14th Billabong Surfing Cup
Presidential daughter Luli Arroyo visited Gen. Luna last weekend to show her support to the on-going 14th Siargao International Surfing Competition. In an interview with PIA, Ms. Arroyo said that she has been supporting the international surfing cup for four years. Ms. Arroy…
Surigao Norte officials pass resolution as counter-measure vs travel advisories
Officials of the provincial government of Surigao del Norte pass resolution asking foreign embassies to be specific in issuing travel advisories in Mindanao. This was learned from Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Melva Garcia during the press conference of the 14th Siargao I…
Filipino surfer listed among world top surfers
Local surfer from this town is leveled to top surfers in the world. Carlito Nogalo, a local resident of this town, is among the four surfers presented by Billabong International – Southeast Asia to local media in a press conference conducted on Saturday (Sept. 20) at Cabunt…
Cloud 9 a perfect venue for surfers, says 2007 surfing champ
"This town, particularly Cloud 9 is a perfect venue for surfers", said Wade Goodall, 2007 Siargao International Surfing Cup champion. In a press conference called by the provincial government of Surigao del Norte on Saturday (Sept. 20) at Cabuntog Resort here, Goo…
Bad conditions hamper Day 1 of Intl Surfing Cup in Siargao
SIARGAO ISLAND, Surigao del Norte - Winds and weak waves forced organizers delay the first day of the 14th International Surfing Cup in General Luna town's Cloud 9 Sunday. According to some of the surfers, the wind was so strong during their free surf that they could har…
Suspected NPA rebels burn another Globe tower in Surigao del Norte; P5-M damaged
Suspected New Peoples Army rebels destroyed another telecommunications giant Globe transmission tower at Purok 5, Barangay Alipao, Alegria, Surigao del Norte on Friday evening at about 11:30 p.m., belated report reaching Surigao del Norte Provincial Police Office here. The o…
14th Siargao int'l surfing cup opens
The 14th Siargao International Surfing Cup dubbed as the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational 2008 officially kicks-off today, September 20, 2008 with 48 confirmed tube riders participated. Countries who participated in the opening ceremony and will compete over the next six days …
2008 National Surfing Cup winners bared
The national winners of the 2008 Billabong surfing cup were honored during the awarding ceremonies held Thursday (September 18) in this town. As expected, local surfers from this town dominated both in juniors and seniors category where Dionisio Espejon led the seniors cate…
Surigao City cops recover stolen motorcycle
PNP elements of Surigao City Police Station recovered a reported carnapped single motorcycle (Honda XRM) owned by a certain Mariano Bucong Frollo, 41 years old, married, farmer and resident of Purok-3, Barangay Conception, Cabadbaran City on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 5…
Surigao Norte coop showcases native products in Siargao
Surfers and visitors of the 14th Siargao International Surfing Cup need not to go far in order to shop for food, souvenirs and things to bring home to their respective homes. The Surigao del Norte Provincial Cooperative Office headed by its OIC chief Gemma Entendez organized…
48 surfers expected in Cloud 9 for 2008 Billabong Surfing Championship
Some 48 confirmed participants are set to arrive in Gen. Luna, Siargao Island, in this province for the 2008 Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational Surfing Championships that will run on September 20-26, 2008. As reported by billabong.com, leading the charge in the prestigious tour…
Australian Wade Goodall Gunning For Consecutive Crowns At 2008 Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational
AUSTRALIAN surfer Wade Goodall (Caloundra, Qld, Aus) will be gunning for back-to-back Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational crowns when the second annual tournament gets underway at the remote, island jewel of Siargao in the Philippines this weekend. The Sunshine Coast ace rode bar…
Coop office sa Surigao Norte misuporta sa trade fair exhibit sa sa General Luna
Ubos sa programa ni Gov. Ace Barbers sa pagpausbaw sa panginabuhian sa katawhan pinaagi sa pagpaila sa mga nagkadaiyang produkto sa atong probinsya, ang Provincial Cooperative Office miawhag sa mga nagkalain-laing mga coop members sa pagsalmut sa Trade Fair and Exhibit sa G…
MAJOR PHILIPPINE LAKE THREATENED BY ILLEGAL LOGGING & POLLUTION: Continued log poaching, kaingin causing slow deterioration of Lake Mainit
Continued timber poaching or log smuggling, unabated cutting of trees and kaingin within watershed areas of Lake Mainit is slowly causing Mindanao's second biggest lake and the country's fourth largest to deteriorate. Mindanao's largest lake is Lake Lanao which i…
2.59% of total national population in 2007 lives in Caraga Region
Final results of the latest census conducted in August 2007 revealed that the total population of Caraga Region or Northeastern Mindanao was posted at 2,293,480. This means that for every 100 persons living in the Philippines, 2 lives in Caraga Region (2.59 percent). The po…
Feature: 4th Pasayan Festival evokes more smiles as ever
A feeling of festivity filled the Luneta Park here as people scrambled to pick their share of the fried pasayan or shrimps while it is still hot in the carefully lined-up frying pans. "This is the usual atmosphere every 10th day of every year since the start of pasayan…
Cong. Villar graces Bonok-Bonok festival 2008
Tourists, neighboring townfolks and covering journalists were once again treated to a cultural festivity as Surigaonons showed off not only their rich culture but also their unique rhythm through the staging of the Bonok-bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw Festival 2008. The Bonok-Bono…
Watch Bonok-bonok 2008 video clips in youtube
Video clips of the Bonok-bonok festival 2008 can now be seen via youtube. Thanks to iraxHD and toyahonda for uploading the video clips. Watch the videos after the jump.
Bonok-Bonok festival a means in fighting poverty
Former governor and Chairman of Bonok-Bonok Culture and Arts Foundation, Inc. (BCAFI) Robert Lyndon Barbers said that Bonok-Bonok is one strategy in solving the problem of poverty. He said that since the local government has successfully marketed the festival for many years…
Gov. Barbers calls for unity for peace and progress
Gov. Robert Ace Barbers urged leaders to set aside politics and unite together while calling the people to rally behind the administration, may it be in a local or national setting, so that good programs will be reached and felt by the people. The Governor said this here to…
Bonok-bonok Festival 2008 features 9 contingents throughout Mindanao; Surigao school grabs 1st place
The city of Surigao and the province of Surigao del Norte once again celebrated its annual convergence of festivals, the Bonok-bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw Festival Tuesday, September 9, 2008. In this year's festival, nine contingents from the different parts of Mindanao joi…
Aussie firm keen on investing in Siana gold project
MINING FIRM RED 5 LTD. OF AUSTRALIA is expected to invest $40 million in the Siana gold project in Surigao del Norte. Red 5 holds a 90-percent beneficial interest in the Siana gold project through Greenstone Resources Corp., which manages the local operations through a joint…
Region 8 task force sets up "Bantay Ibon" brigades
The Avian Influenza Task Force in Eastern Visayas is putting in place additional measures to keep the Philippines bird flu free, especially because the season for the arrival of migratory birds into the country usually starts in the month of September until the month of Apr…
Another two mariculture parks launched in Caraga
Two Mariculture Parks were launched in Barobo, Surigao del Sur on April 8, 2008 and Dapa, Siargao Island on May 10, 2008. The Barobo Mariculture Park is the second in the region but the first one to be launched under the Sustainable Management of Coastal Resources in Bicol …
5.5M Pinoys joined ranks of poor in 2008 - NAPC
The number of Filipinos who can be considered poor has significantly increased to 17.5 million this year from 12 million in 2007, a recent study of the National Anti Poverty Commission (NAPC) has revealed. NAPC attributed the 45.8-percent jump to the record high increase of …
Caraga prepares for landslides
In a move to mitigate if not prevent damages of properties or losses of lives arising from disasters such as in St. Bernard, Guinsaugon, Leyte landslide, the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) Caraga under the auspices of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) con…
18th PopDev Club Convention Malampuson
Ubos sa administrasyon ni Gob. ROBERT ACE BARBERS, pinaagi na sa buhatan sa Provincial Social Services Office-Population Division ug sa Department of Education, nag malampuson ang ilang duha (2) ka adlaw nga 18th POPDEV Club Convention nga nagdala sa tema: “ Population and …
An Apology is Called For
Over the last few months this blog has degenerated into a cesspool of mudslinging and abusive comments. I know some of the readers here were also guilty by responding and posting abusive comments which have only served to inflame the situation. For this I would like to apol…
An Appeal to all the Readers
It has never been easier to become a blog author of surigaotoday.blogspot.com - the web can make instant publishers of us all. There are plenty of places on surigaotoday.blogspot.com’s blog where you can say what you think. For the past weeks hot topics posted on the blog in…
Mindanao terminals, public places strengthen security to avert bomb attacks
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) in Mindanao placed in “maximum alert” all public places, particularly terminals, malls, markets, air and seaports to avert further attacks by terrorist group and other lawless elements, this was …
Peter O’Neill: A father and a friend for migrant workers
Growing up in a small, homogeneous town near Geelong in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, the red-headed Reverend Peter O’Neill never thought he would be fighting for the rights of migrant workers in Taiwan four decades later. Sitting in the small, humble meetin…
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