The communist’s terrorists (CTs) entered Tubay Municipal Police Station on December 22, 2208 (Monday) at around 12:15 in the morning and left at 1:00 in the morning carting away one caliber 9MM pistol and the station's base radio. No casualty on government side reported.…
Report on illegal gambling in Loreto
On December 20, 2008 (Saturday) at 7:00 in the evening at Loreto, Dinagat Islands Province, joint operations from Dinagat Municipal Police Station led by PO1 Neil Ian R Colando and Mr Teodoro Polinday, Civil Security Unit of said place apprehended the suspects identified as…
Boquerin’s virgins
The parable of The Ten Virgins is a story of great drama and noble narrative found in the Bible. It’s telling people to be prepared and be ready for the day of reckoning. Story such as this is Remy Boquerin’s inspiration for the masterpiece she’s doing for her next exhibit …
China exploring mining opportunities
CHINESE GEOLOGISTS and mining experts have visited the country to exchange data on mineral resources with local counterparts as they look for possible opportunities in the Philippines, the head of the Mines bureau said. A five-man team from the state-run China Geological Sur…
Police Report: Recovery of fragmentation grenade
On December 14, 2008 (Sunday) at the seawater of Purok Parola, Barangay Taft, Surigao City at around 5:00 in the evening, one fragmentation grenade was discovered by a fisherman while he went fishing at said place. Recovered fragmentation grenade was brought and referred by …
Caraga expands agri, mining industries
Business leaders in Caraga, which is already known as a world-class surfing destination, say the region is drawing more investors into its fisheries, agriculture, mining and eco-tourism sectors. "The region has great potential for large-scale investment," said Jak…
Cebu Pacific offers P500 all-in fare for new Cebu Hub services
Cebu Pacific (CEB), the country's leading domestic airline, is offering a P500 all-in Go Lite fare for flights from Cebu to Cotabato, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Legaspi, Ozamiz, Siargao and Tacloban. The seat sale is from December 17-19, 2008 and is good for travel from January …
Cebu Pacific rewards top government and corporate accounts
Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines' leading domestic airline, has recognized its top corporate and government accounts, and stressed that the partnership is even more important during these times when budgets are limited and efficiency and productivity are critical to …
PNP Caraga reports arrest of illegal gambling suspects
Last December 1, at 7:00 in the evening at the Crossing Road, Barangay Puyat, Carmen, Surigao del Sur, a certain Rovito Ornita, 53 years old, married, alleged usher/collector of illegal gambling locally known as "suertres", and a resident of Barangay Manga, Madrdi…
Cebu Pacific announces new route from Cebu to Siargao
Gokongwei-owned airline Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) plans to further boost its Cebu operations by mounting additional services to key destinations within the archipelago. Starting January 10, 2009, CEB will fly three times weekly between Cebu and Cotabato, and four times weekly b…
14th Caraga Business Conference: No Politics, Purely Business
This year's 14th Caraga Business Conference held last November 28, 2008 at Hotel Tavern Surigao, Surigao City was a success notwithstanding the absence of the host governor, Hon. Robert Ace Barbers and mayor, Hon. Alfonso S. Casurra, who were both on official business i…
Surigaonon Diplomat is new GRP chief peace negotiator
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Rafael Seguis has accepted the post of Chief Negotiator for the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) in peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Seguis, a career diplomat who was called from retirement by Presid…
Restiveness Brews at Caraga Regional Hospital as Staff Questions Medical Chief’s Designation
A sort of restiveness seems to be brewing among the medical staff of the Caraga Regional Hospital, in Surigao City as majority of them manifested their opposition to the designation of Dr. Panfilo Jorge M. Tremedal III, a Medical Officer IV of the said hospital to the posit…
Gov. Jade gives away personalized notebooks to 5,573 Grade II and III pupils
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…
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