Surigao City commemorates 69th Battle of Surigao Strait

SURIGAO CITY (PIA) - The city government of Surigao through the City Tourism Office commemorated the 69th Historic Battle of Surigao Strait with the theme, “Peace: The Winning Battle” held recently at the Lipata Ferry Terminal, Barangay Lipata, this city. The celebration co…

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TAPATAN with Cong. Kaka

TAPATAN  w/ Cong. Kaka Ta lakayan para sa  Pa nanagutan sa  T aumbay an 25 October 2013 |  9:30AM to 11:30AM BG&C Coffee Shop,  Laurente Building, Borromeo Street, Surigao City Transparency and accountability are principles applied by  Dinagat Islands Representative Kaka Bag-ao  in her…

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Siargao It Up! Musika-Run on Nov. 16 in Del Carmen, Siargao Island

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Local officials, NCIP commissioner back royalty claims of Manobos who barricaded mine site

By Danilo Adorador III PUYAT, Carmen, Surigao del Sur – Officials had endorsed the ancestral domain claim and demand for royalty by a group of Manobos that recently staged a barricade against a mining company in Claver, Surigao del Norte, documents obtained by MindaNews show…

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PRC announces 4,246 new Certified Public Accountants

MANILA, Philippines -  The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 4,246 out of 10,396 passed the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination given by the Board of Accountancy in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Lega…

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Police files rap vs antipork protesters in Surigao

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PGMC pays P16-M royalty share for lumads in Surigao

By Alvin T. Guanzon BUTUAN CITY — Mining firm Platinum Group Metals Corporation paid a total of P16 million royalty share to the indigenous people in Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. The royalty fees represent partial payment of PGMC to indigenous people communities wh…

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Surigao Norte 3rd runner-up in the Philippines 2013 Perlas Award

SURIGAO CITY - The Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte was declared third runner-up among the 71 entries in the entire Philippines for the 2013 Award by the Department of Tourism in the recently concluded 14th National Topurism Congress of the Association of Tour…

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Mandatory drug tests proposed for private employees in Surigao Norte

BY ROEL CATOTO SURIGAO CITY – A proposed ordinance requiring mandatory drug tests for private establishments with at least 10 employees has been filed at the provincial board of Surigao del Norte. Provincial board member Fernando T. Larong said the drug tests showing the emp…

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Surigao City PNP to list poll hotspots

By ROEL CATOTO SURIGAO CITY— The city police here have started monitoring the locality’s 54 villages for the inclusion of some of them into the so-called “hotspots” or election watch-list areas for the October 28 barangay polls. Supt. Joseph Nohara, city police director, reca…

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