City gov't to ambulant vendors: You're out! Muslim traders cry out foul over alleged discrimination...

Asserting its strong hands to drive out ambulant vendors along the side streets in the city’s main thoroughfares, the city government ordered an immediate demolition of all ambulant traders with emphasis that there will no sacred cow in the name of the Law. Authorities sai…

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Dinagat belongs to Surigao-SC says with finality, ordered COMELEC to conduct Special Elections without delay…

After showing its most diplomatic gesture on the embattled Dinagat Case deliberation, the Supreme Court (SC) finally ended up the long political agony after issuing an En Banc Notice dated January 11, 2011 signed and released on January 26, 2011 by Enriqueta E. Vidal, Clerk…

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Island power plants run out of fuel, includes Dinagat power plant

Several generation facilities under the National Power Corp.’s Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) have ceased operations, plunging areas they serve into darkness for up to over a month now. More facilities will stop operations by end-March when they finally run out of fuel. …

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Programa sa Edukasyon gipanghingusgan sa probinsya

Malampuson nga gipahigayon ang Provincial Local School Board meeting niadtong Pebrero 23, 2011 didto sa Governor’s Mansion Conference Room, Capitol Compound, Surigao City. Ang maong panagtigum gipanguluhan ni Gobernador Sol Matugas ug kini gitambungan nila Board member Mame…

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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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Aquino: People empowerment true spirit of EDSA '86

President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday stressed that the true spirit of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution is people empowerment which is very much alive in the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan (linked arms against poverty)-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Soc…

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Joke of the day: Papalita ko ug KUKS!

Pedro : Miss papalita ko ug KUKS... Tindera : (hehehehe) grabi pud ng KUKS.. hehe... KUK mana siya kuya uy... Pedro : Aw. hehehe... naA mo ana? palit ko beh. Tindera : Unsa may imo ET's ON or TWELBZ ON? ===================================================================…

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Surigao Norte Police reports improved crime solution efficiency

The comparative crime volume in Surigao del Norte dropped by 45.60 % from January to December, last year as compared to the year 2009 based on record by the Police Provincial Office. PC/Insp. Rudy Elandag said it registered a decrease from 2,796 cases in 2009 to 1,521 cases…

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Surigao mulls establishment of peace village for former rebels

The provincial government here thru the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) is mulling the establishment of a peace village for the former rebels (FR) to help them assimilate and live normally in the mainstream of society. In the recently held PPOC meeting, Provincial…

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Pag-amuma sa maayong panglawas gituki sa kapitolyo

Pag-amuma sa maayong panglawas gituki atol sa Monday Morning Sharing sa kapitolyo Si Dr. Lamberto P. Vasaya, Jr. ang Municipal Health Officer (MHO) sa Lungsod sa Sison, Surigao del Norte mao ang nahimong mamumulong sa maong Monday morning sharing. Haum sa maong tema karong …

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Programa sa kapitolyo para sa mga Senior Citizen gilusad

Gilusad niadtong Febrero 17, 2011 ang “Oplan Pustiso Tabang sa Masa para sa mga Senior Citizens” didto sa Placer, Surigao del Norte. Tungod kay ang Senior Citizen mao ang usa sa prayoridad sa HEALS nga programa nga mao ang pag–amuma sa atong mga Senior Citizen. Gipamulong n…

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Sandigan: Rep. Ecleo's Conviction is Final, Appeal Dismissed

The Sandiganbayan First Division on Monday dismissed Dinagat Island Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr.’s eleventh-hour attempt to keep himself from being arrested, following his conviction on three counts of graft in 2006. In a one-page order, the anti-graft court denied Ecleo’s motion t…

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Surigao Norte commits to pilot test DepED's new programs

Education stakeholders in Surigao del Norte gave their commitment to Education Secretary Armin Luistro to pilot test new programs of the Department of Education in their province. Led by former DepEd Regional Director and incumbent Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Matugas, st…

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Feature: Mining companies in Caraga lead in rescue and rehabilitation works

The entry of January 2011 was really a wake‐up call for the Caraga Region. During this month, continuous rainfall was experienced but the heavy downpour in the later part of January caused by the Low Pressure Area was the most devastating. This triggered the overflow of wat…

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Quake jolts Surigao early dawn today

A predawn magnitude-3.6 quake rocked Surigao City today, but state seismologists said no damage was expected. Phivolcs said the quake was recorded at 5:42 a.m., and was tectonic in origin. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the quake’s epicenter was 43 km southwest of Surigao C…

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Sec. Luistro lauds Surigao Norte's education roadmap

Department of Education (DepED) Secretary Br. Armin Luistro, FSC lauded the province’s Educational Roadmap as being well-developed and well-placed. Speaking before hundreds of teachers, Luistro said that if there is any province that could be an education province, it must …

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Surigao City Demolition: Tension rises at market, city gov’t defers demolition of stalls beside market after vendors insist they have authority

Tension ran high Sunday at the Surigao City Public Market after traders resisted the local government’s move to demolish their stalls, all located within a public space near the market. The traders – most of whom are of Maranao descent—barricaded their stalls and hanged pos…

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Libreng medical check-up sa mga empleyado sa kapitolyo ipahigayon

Ang buhatan sa probinsya ubos sa administrasyon ni Gobernador Sol F. Matugas, mopahigayon ug libreng Panambal o medical check-up sa tanang empleyado sa kapitolyo aron mahatagan ug pag-atiman ang maayong panglawas sa mga empleyado. Tungod kay mao kini ang usa sa pinaka bug-a…

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Caraga geohazard maps finally completed

After five years in the making starting the year 2006, the 1:50,000 - scale landslide and flood susceptibility maps of Caraga Region is finally completed. Covering 55 quadrangles of the entire Region-13, the generation of rain-induced geohazard maps digitized in a Geographi…

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Editorial: Ecleo’s predicament

JUST when things turned bright for Ruben Ecleo Jr. with his election in May to the House of Representatives and his parricide case in Cebu not going anywhere, in came the Sandiganbayan exploding a bomb. The supreme master of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Associatio…

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Reinvestigation of Cuiting's case urged

The Hong Kong-based sister of a Filipino-Chinese businessman who had been missing for more than two years now after having been reportedly kidnapped in Surigao City on Jan. 7, 2009 is appealing for a re-investigation of her brother’s abduction. Through her Filipino represen…

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DepEd secretary to grace Education Summit today

Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro is set to visit the province of Surigao del Norte to attend the 2011 Education Summit which will be held at the provincial convention center, capitol compound this city on February 15, 2011. Prior to the event, Sec. L…

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123 Surigaonon couples exchange vows in Surigao City

A total of 123 couples formally exchanged marriage vows during the “Pre-Valentine’s Kasalan” held recently at the city auditorium, this city. Solemnized by City Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas, the couples accepted their marriage vows with joy and happiness expressed in their fac…

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Ecleo's motion a delaying tactic says Rep. Gonzales

Pursigido umano ang liderato ng Kamara sa pagpapasibak kay Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr., kasunod ng pinal na hatol dito ng korte sa tatlong kaso ng katiwalian. Sinabi ni House Majority Leader Rep. Neptali Gonzales na hinihintay na lamang nila ang kopya ng "cert…

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House probes Mamanwa’s 1% royalty share in Surigao City

The committee on Cultural Communities of the House of Representatives recently conducted a public hearing in Surigao City to determine the amount of royalty paid by the mining companies to the Mamanwa communities. Committee chair Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat stressed that t…

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Rep. Ecleo requests SC to block arrest warrant

Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. asked the Supreme Court on Friday to prevent the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan from implementing the warrant of arrest issued against him over graft charges. In a seven-page "extremely urgent motion," Ecleo, also "suprem…

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Surigao Norte health officials step up drive vs maternal, neonatal deaths

Health officials here continue to conduct campaign to reduce the maternal and neonatal deaths in the province. Maternal and Child Health Coordinator Rosanna Manongas of the Provincial Health Office revealed that they continue to strengthen their efforts in the conduct of in…

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Speaker: Caretaker to be named in Dinagat Islands District

House Speaker Sonny Belmonte will designate a caretaker for the soon-to be vacated district of convicted Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo, Jr. Belmonte ruled out calling for a special election for the district of Dinagat Islands. Belmonte says it is possible that district …

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Surigao Media Club prexy supports Aquino’s E.O 23

The Media Association of Surigao (MASU) President Jocelyn Ferol of RMN-DXRS strongly supports the implementation of Executive Order No. 23 signed by President Benigno Aquino III recently. Ferol is optimistic that with the action from the Aquino administration the rampant il…

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Rep. Ecleo faces arrest, House expulsion

Dinagat Islands lone representative Ruben Ecleo Jr. will lose his seat in Congress after the Sandiganbayan issued a warrant of arrest on him. House Majority Leader and Representative Neptali Gonzales said Ecleo is facing expulsion after the Sandiganbayan First Division dism…

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PNoy asks Pinoys: Help PHL bid for New 7 Wonders of Nature

President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday urged Filipinos help push the country’s bid for a spot in the search for the New Seven Wonders of Nature after a tour of the Philippines’ official entry, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP), here. The Pr…

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Ecleo "elucidates" contradictions in his testimonies

Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) supreme master and now Dinagat Island Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. arrived very early yesterday to testify in the hearing for his parricide case for the death of his wife Alona. Ecleo, however, took the witness stand only for fe…

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Electoral protests vs Romarate, Matugas, Egay dismissed

The Second Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed for lack of merit the election protest against three elected officials in Surigao del Norte. The Comelec Second Division dismissed the petition to nullify election results filed by former officials o…

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