Tourism takes on a social dimension as Surigao City's "Suroy Surigao" embarks on a "voluntourism" program aimed at rediscovering "The City of Island Adventures" and at the same time, extending social relief to the communities being visited. …
DPWH intensifies road right of way monitoring in Siargao
In an effort to fast track implementation of its projects in Siargao and Bucas Grande islands, the Department of Public Works and Highways Surigao del Norte 2nd District Engineering Office (DPWH-SDN 2nd DEO) has intensified its monitoring on the illegal construction of stru…
Mining firm project reserves seen worth $22B
THE COUNTRY’S biggest miner, Philex Mining Corp. yesterday said its Silangan project in the province of Surigao del Norte is estimated to contain copper and gold reserves worth at least $22 billion, with exploration works in the adjacent mine expected to enhance the project…
RH forum set in Surigao City
The Philippine NGO on Population, Health and Welfare Inc. (PNGOC) in cooperation with the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) Foundation will conduct a “Policy Forum on the Responsible Parenthood-Reproductive Health Bill” at Hotel Tavern,…
DPWH Siargao goes biometrics
As part of the ongoing reforms in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in support to President Aquino's battle cry for a “daang matuwid” (straight path), DPWH 2nd Surigao del Norte Engineering District Office (DPWH 2nd SDN-EDO) employees have recently star…
City Task Force versus Muslim Traders, Spoiled demolition hampers bloody clash
The presence of three considered ‘peace envoys’ from the City Council had eased the tension between the city’s anti-sidewalk task force and the Maranao Sidewalk Traders at the City Public Market lately.
City Vice Mayor Danny Menor along with City Councilors Jose Begil and B…
SPECIAL REPORT: The tribal evacuation controversy unfolded
Few days after the raging issues on security following the two separate burning incidents of heavy equipments owned by private construction firms in City of Surigao, another highly sensitive issue on peace and security now rocking the mainstream, following the controversial…
Lawyers ask DOJ Sec to protect witnesses vs Cong. Ecleo
PROSECUTORS and two lawyers' groups have asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reconsider its decision terminating from the Witness Protection Program (WPP) the five prosecution witnesses in the parricide case against Dinagat IsLand Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. because "…
Gov. Matugas acknowledges BGen. Plaza’s legacy in the creation of Caraga Region
Regional Development Council (RDC) and Surigao del Norte Gov. Sol F. Matugas acknowledged the efforts of former Butuan City and Las Nieves Congresswoman and now BGen Charito B Plaza of the AFP Reserved Force, as well as former Cong. Mario Serra-Ty of Surigao delSur for the …
113 years of freedom celebrated in Surigao City
Top local government officials urged Surigaonons to keep the spirit of freedom and democracy alive, during the 113th Independence Day celebration in front of the city hall on June 12.
City Mayor Ernesto Matugas said the fight for freedom does not end with the commemoration …
Alona’s brod testifies vs. Rep. Ecleo
THE close-to-a-decade hearing of the parricide case against Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. (Dinagat Island) resumed yesterday, with his late wife’s younger brother taking the witness stand to testify against him.
Josebel Bacolod, the 30-year-old brother of Alona Bacolod-Ecleo, disput…
DPWH seeks P30 M for the proposed Union-Malinao ecotourism road project in Siargao island
With the conversion of Dapa-Union-General Luna road from provincial to a secondary national road, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Surigao del Norte 2nd District Engineering Office is seeking Php30 million pesos of funding assistance for the construction o…
Solon urge the CHR to investigate the plight of Mamanwas in Surigao City
“The Commission on Human Rights should investigate the plight of about 37 Mamanwa families now in Surigao City, “said ANAD Rep. Jun Alcover as he called on CHR Chair Etta Rosales to ferret out the truth and impose appropriate sanction on those responsible in the ‘forced eva…
Troops dismiss allegations of forced evacuation of Mamanwa families
The 30th Infantry “Python” Battalion Commanding Officer LTC Erwin Rommel Lamzon has dismissed the allegations made through text messages that there was a forced evacuation of Mamanwa tribe of Kitcharao in Agusan del Norte from Sitio Bacud, Brgy. Luna in Surigao City.
“There…
Task force created for displaced Kitcharao tribal folk
The City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) created recently a multi-agency task force purposely to facilitate the peaceful transfer of the Mamanwa families temporarily settled in Brgy. Luna, Surigao City back to their original abode in Sitio Zapanta Valley, Brgy. Bangayan, Kit…
Surigao Norte is ready for school opening
The entire province of Surigao del Norte is ready for the school opening this year, Gov. Sol Matugas said during the recently held “Kapihan sa Kapitolyo” on Wednesday, June 1.
Gov. Matugas assured all Surigaonons that the three Department of Education divisions of the provi…
Panambay sa Brgy. Ipil ug Mabua, Surigao City nagmalampuson
Malampuson nga gipahigayon ang panambay sa barangay Ipil ug Mabua kagahapong adlawa, Miyerkules, Hunyo 1, 2011 nga gipahigayon didto sa Mabua Brgy. Gym, Surigao City.
Ang maong panambay sa brgy. Gipanguluhan ni Dr. Leonora Andanar, ang Provincial Health Officer uban ang me…
Mining firm cries foul over gov't suspension of Surigao operation
PACIFIC NICKEL Philippines, Inc. (PNPI), a subsidiary of Philnico Industrial Corp. on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the government's sudden move to suspend its operations in a mineral reservation in Surigao del Norte countering claims of the government that it…
NPA confirms burning of ex-Mayor's heavy equipment
Umamin na ang isang grupo ng mga rebelde na sila ang responsable sa pagpasok, panunog ng mga heavy equipment at pagkumpiska sa iilang lisensiyadong baril ni dating Mayor Chary Mangacop ng Placer, Surigao del Norte kamakailan.
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