Pursuing a legacy endeavor to grade schools, the provincial governor, Hon. Geraldine “Jade” Ecleo, gives away 9,000 pieces of personalized and made-to-order notebooks to all grade 2 and 3 pupils of Dinagat Islands. A total of 105 elementary schools comprising from the seven…
P180,000.00 Provincial Grant kicks-off People Organization’s Livelihoods
Quite good enough to start a community-owned trade, a total of P180,000.00 livelihood assistance were successfully granted by the Provincial Government to two People’s Organizations here in San Jose, Dinagat Islands. Spearheaded by the Provincial Social Welfare and Developm…
VOW to strengthen commitment in San Jose, PDI
A three-day Values Orientation Workshop (VOW) was conducted recently in San Jose, Province of Dinagat Islands. The workshop which aimed at reorienting the government employees, being the frontliners in the implementation of the plans and programs of the government, with the …
Cebuano News : Gov. Ace Barbers mipahigayon ug usa ka Public Consultative Meeting uban sa mga Mamanwa
Matalandugon nga ghimo ni Gob. Ace Barbers ang usa ka Public Consultative Meeting sa mga Mamanwa kagahapong adlawa, Nov. 26, 2008, sa PPDO Conference Room sa kapitolyo. Ang mga nagkalain-laing tribu sa mga Mamanwa sa tibuok probinsya natigum kay buot sa maalagarong Gobernado…
Dinagat supports organic farming
The Provincial Government of Dinagat Islands under the leadership of Governor Jade B. Ecleo is now pushing for organic farming in this water-locked province to intensify production and mitigate hunger. A Five Million Pesos (P5M) worth of organic liquid fertilizer is now bein…
Solar dryer to boost seaweeds industry
Governor Jade B. Ecleo recently turned-over one unit elevated multi-purpose solar dryer to the seaweeds growers of Barangay New Mabuhay, municipality of Dinagat Islands. The project is initiated by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, Fisheries Division, under the su…
Mindanao Week of Peace in Surigao Norte kicks off
Surigao del Norte peace advocates are set to converge today, Nov. 27 for the celebration of Mindanao Week of Peace. The said observance is in line with the Presidential Proclamation No. 127 dated Nov. 26, 2001 which assigns the last Thursday of November up to the first Wedne…
Cebuano News: 20TH Provincial Prepared Speech Contest, gilunsad
Ubos sa programa ni Gov. Ace Barbers sa paghatag kabililhon sa “Responsible Parenting”, gipahigayon ang 20th Prepared Speech Contest. Kining maong contest gilunsad sa Provincial Convention Center, niadtong Nov. 20, 2008 ubos sa pag-organisa sa Provincial Social Services Off…
PPMG conducts Tactical Explosive Entry Training in San Jose
The 140th Police Provincial Mobile Group (PPMG) of the Province of Dinagat Islands conducted a five-day training on Tactical Explosive Entry held recently at the municipality of San Jose and were participated by 29 members of the said mobile group. The composition of the pa…
Gov. Jade’s Cup marks another year
The provincial government held recently this year’s month-long 2nd Governor Jads’s Cup Inter-Municipality Basketball Tournament. During the opening program, Gov. Jade B. Ecleo, the brainchild of the Sports Development Program, said the tournament which had its baptism of fir…
Rep. Matugas voted against impeachment
How congressmen voted in the House justice committee on the Arroyo impeachment complaint Those who voted to dismiss the complaint for being insufficient in substance: 1. Capiz Rep. Fred Castro (Lakas-CMD) 2. Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman (Lakas-CMD) 3. Baguio City Rep. Mauricio Domo…
Nograles, pro-admin solons say JDV merely 'sour graping'
Lawmakers including House Speaker Prospero Nograles on Monday said Pangasinan Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr's testimony against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo only shows that the former House Speaker has not yet gotten over his ouster from the lower chamber's top post. …
Cebu Pacific now flies to 19 destinations from Cebu
The country's leading domestic airline, Cebu Pacific (CEB), begins its direct flights from Cebu to Ozamiz and Surigao earlier this month. The former has a thrice weekly (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) service with the lowest all-inclusive Go Lite fare starting from P688. Me…
Fish cages for rent – a new concept
In response to the call to provide support and to better the lives of our fishfarmers, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Caraga introduces a new concept of helping them out. This is a new project conceptualized by BFAR-Caraga to empower our fisherfolk and less…
Feature: Dinagat Roads to Development
Passing through the road of Dinagat Island from Cagdianao to Loreto gives Dinagatnons clues of the island’s past and a vivid picture of its current status. It also gives us a glimpse of our future towards development, or perdition. From the picturesque road of Cagdianao, to …
Estafa raps vs. lawyer and court employee
A Cebu City-based lawyer and a Palace of Justice official have been charged with estafa before the Regional Trial Court yesterday for allegedly attempting to sell a parcel of land they didn’t own to a Filipino waiter in Hawaii. Lawyer Marlon Cabilan and Engr. Isagani Saranil…
Wellex Industries to sell assets to boost liquidity
The Gatchalian-led Wellex Industries Inc. is planning to sell some assets to raise funds and enhance liquidity in preparation for a more difficult business environment next year. At the sidelines of its annual stockholders meeting Thursday, company president Wesley Gatchalia…
Wellex to use asset sale proceeds for mining, oil exploration
Wellex Industries Inc., which currently leases out its warehouse facilities, is currently seeking board approval to sell some of its assets and use the proceeds for mining and oil exploration. The company plans to sell “mainly equipment that are dilapidated already…to gain m…
PNP Caraga intensifies drive vs criminality
The Philippine National Police in Caraga Region continues to intensify its anti-criminality measures, scoring modest successes in cases involving robbery, hostage-taking, illegal gambling, and others. Robbery And Hostage Taking Progress report was prepared regarding robbery …
AFP signs MOA with Caraga HEIs to provide free education to soldiers' dependents
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), through the Educational Benefit System signed yesterday (November 19) a Memorandum of Agreement with eight higher educational institutions in Caraga Region in providing free education to dependents of soldiers who are in-service an…
Illegal gambling suspects in Pilar arrested
On Thursday (November 13) at 7:30 in the evening in Barangay Maasin, Pilar, Surigao del Norte, PNP elements of Pilar Municipal Police Station led by PINSP Joseph Geofrey P Lim arrested the suspects who were identified as Alyn Acido, 17 years old, single; Sandy Morial, 22 yea…
6 Australian,1 British nationals rescued as fishing boat capsizes off Sta. Monica, Surigao del Norte
Six Australian and one British nationals were rescued after the fishing boat they rented for surfing activity capsized at the height of tropical depression “Tonyo” off the sea waters of Barangay Garcia, Sta. Monica town, Surigao del Norte. Chief Supt. Jaime E. Milla, regiona…
Philex completes pre-feasibility study of Boyongan deposit
PHILEX Mining Corp., a subsidiary of Philex Gold, Inc., has completed the pre-feasibility study of its Surigao del Norte copper-gold mine, the company said in a disclosure to the stock exchange. The study, completed by South African consulting firm Independent Resource Estim…
3 communities of learning get fund grants from Intel
The Department of Education (DepEd), the Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development (FIT-ED), Intel Philippines and the University of the Philippines National Institute of Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP-NISMED) recently lauded selecte…
13 Caraga execs received P64-M farm inputs not fertilizer funds in 2004
Thirteen local government unit officials including House of Representative members from Caraga Region with different non-government organizations (NGO) and foundations as project implementers received in 2004 a total of P64-M as farms inputs not fertilizer funds, copies of …
Programa sa Gobernador gisuportahan sa nagkadaiyang ahensya; "Clean Up Our Coasts… Clean Up Surigao" ilusad
Sa malampusong mga programa ni Gob. Ace Barbers sa pagprotiher sa atong kinaiyahan, ubay-ubay karon nga mga nagkadaiyang mga ahensya nga mipakita sa ilang kadasig ug pagsuporta sa maong dalaygon nga programa, ug gani gisundan kini karon sa paglusad sa Clean Up Our Coasts… C…
'Tonyo' moves westward, 18 areas under signal 1
At least 18 areas in Mindanao were placed under Storm Signal No. 1 Friday morning as tropical depression "Tonyo" continued to move westward Friday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said "Tonyo&quo…
8 areas under signal 1 as ALPA becomes 'Tonyo'
At least eight areas in Mindanao were placed under Storm Signal No. 1 as the active low-pressure area east of Mindanao developed into a tropical depression code-named "Tonyo." The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) …
Tubay town cops investigate vehicular accident (Edison Lee and his wife)
BUTUAN CITY (November 13) – On Tuesday (November 11) at 7:25 in the evening at the National Highway of Purok-1, Barangay Doña Rosario, Tubay, Agusan del Norte, one unit Isuzu D-Max pick up color blue with Plate Number KCY 303 driven by Edison Lee y Miranda, while traveling f…
PNP arrests wanted persons facing different charges
On Sunday (November 9) at 7:00 in the morning in Barangay Puerto Princesa, Basilisa, Dinagat Islands, a certain Hedeger Torres, 48 years old, married and resident of said place was arrested by PNP personnel of Basilisa Municipal Police Station led by SPO1 Eulogio Llanos Ele…
Mga programa ni Gov. Ace Barbers gisuportahan sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Ang mga miyembro sa junta probinsyal nagpakita ug dako nga suporta sa mga programa ni Gov. Ace Barbers diin mapatud-an kini sa ubay-ubay nga mga naaprubahan nga mga resolusyon sa gihimo nilang sesyon sa bulan sa Oktubre. Sa nasayran, ang mahugtanong programa ni Gov. Barbers …
Ombudsman junks graft cases vs Iloilo, Surigao Norte govs, 5 others
The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday dismissed for lack of merit the graft cases against seven government officials, including the governors of Iloilo and Surigao del Norte. In two separate resolutions, Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez absolved five Iloilo officials headed by…
Caraga Region now has three Mariculture Parks
After two previous Mariculture Parks were launched in Barobo, Surigao del Sur on April 8 and Dapa, Siargao Island on May 10, Caraga Region now has three big mariculture parks after the recent launching of the third one here in Surigao City, says BFAR Caraga Regional Directo…
1 killed, 3 rescued as fishing boat capsizes off Surigao del Norte
A fisherman was reported killed while three others were rescued after a fishing boat capsized several kilometers away off the shore of Barangay Caridad, Pilar town, Surigao del Norte province, a flash report reaching the regional command and tactical operation center of Nor…
Programa ni Gov. Ace Barbers sa mga Kabantan-onan gidayeg sa gipahigayon nga Mountain Bike Challenge: “Bike for Peace”
Sa dakong tinguha sa batan-ong Gobernador Ace Barbers alang sa kalamboan sa mga kabatan-onan, ubay-ubay ang nakadayeg ug misalmot sa gipahigayon nga Mountain Bike Challenge: “Bike for Peace” atol sa selebrasyon sa ika 64 nga Anibersaryo sa Battle of Surigao Strait, diin nag…
PAGASA spots new storm near Surigao City
The first of the four storms expected to enter the Philippines in the last two months of 2008 have been spotted by weather bureau PAGASA near Surigao City on Thursday morning. PAGASA said Tropical Depression Quinta was located 40 kilometers northeast of Surigao City. It was …
Signal No. 1 raised in Surigao as LPA strengthens into tropical depression
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Thursday morning raised public storm warning signal no. 1 in several areas in the country after a low-pressure area earlier spotted east of Mindanao strengthened into a tropical dep…
Kalidad nga panirbisyo sa programa ni Gov. Ace Barbers sa maayong panglawas kanunayng gipatuman
Gipaningkamutan sa Provincial Health Office pinaagi kang Doc Audie Relliquette nga ang kalidad nga serbisyo nga programa ni Gov. Barbers sa maayong panglawas kanunayng mahatag sa mga katawhan. Nagpadayon ang mga medical consultations, dental ug laboratory services diha sa PH…
Church leaders blame environment destruction for poverty
Church social action officials blamed environmental destruction for worsening and "dehumanizing" poverty and hunger in Mindanao at a recent general assembly in Surigao. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines website also said there is worsening food sec…
Surigao del Norte policemen arrest wanted persons
On Saturday (November 1) at 4:50 in the afternoon inside the cockpit at Barangay Ladragon, Claver, Surigao del Norte, elements of Claver Municipal Police Station led by PO3 Mateo arrested the suspect-listed number 6 most wanted person in Claver, SDN identified as Edgar Ando…
Surigao City Hosts 14th CARAGA BUSINESS CONFERENCE
Surigao City, Surigao del Norte - The City and Provincial Government of Surigao, and the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry will be hosting this year’s 14th CARAGA BUSINESS CONFERENCE on November 28, 2008 a…
PNP Caraga commended for peaceful "Undas"
Police Chief Superintendent Jaime Eloreta Milla, Regional Director, Police Regional Office 13 commended his officers and men for the peaceful and meaningful celebration of All Saints' and All Souls' Day in November 1-2 this year. General Milla also emphasized the st…
World Food 2008 unites agricultural workers in Caraga
The Department of Agriculture RFU 13 together with its LGU counterparts and attached agencies once again celebrated World Food Week last October 20-24 with this year's theme "World Food Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bio-energy. The week-long celebr…
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