DOH Caraga records 78 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) in Caraga has recorded 78 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Caraga region. Three deaths were also reported. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the region now reached 783, with 21 deaths, the DOH repo…

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Bagyong Marce naghulga sa Surigao

SURIGAO CITY (Nov. 23) - Nahimo nang bagyo ang Low Pressure Area (LPA) sa sidlakang bahin sa Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. Kini mao ang gitawag karon nga bagyong Marce (Tropical Depression Marce). Mao usab kini ang rason sa kusog nga ulan sa dakbayan ug padayon nga ulanon ang p…

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Bag-ong transmission line sa NGCP pagatukoron

BUTUAN CITY (Nov. 22) - Usa ka bag-ong transmission line ang pagatukoron sa National Grid Corporation kun NGCP nga gibana-banang sugdan sunod tuig ug mahuman sulod sa 15 ka bulan. Target mahuman ang konstrukyun sa Butuan-Placer 138 KV Transmission Line 2 sa tuig 2018, sumal…

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15 ka minahan sa rehiyon girekomendang esuspenso sa DENR

SURIGAO CITY (Sept. 28) - Kinse ka mga mining companies sa rehiyon ang nahilakip sa mga girekomendar sa DENR nga isuspende human nakumpleto ang gihimong pag-audit. Gianunsyo ni DENR Usec. Leo Jasareno ang listahan sa mga 20 ka mining companies sa tibuok nasud nga girekomend…

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53 HIV cases documented in Caraga in 2014 – DOH

By Roel Catoto, Mindanews SURIGAO CITY  – The Department of Health in Caraga Region has recorded at least 53 cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in 2014. The DOH said the number has been the highest recorded in the last 19 years since it started monitoring HIV cases…

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DBP approves P900M loan for construction of hydropower plant in Agnor

By: Maricel E. Burgonio, InterAksyon.com MANILA, Mar. 17 - Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has granted a P900 million loan to Asiga Green Energy Corp (AGEC) for the construction of a hydropower plant in Agusan del Norte.  In a statement, state-run DBP said it sign…

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DPWH Surigao Norte recipient of Road Board Project

District Engineer Linda A. Uypala of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Surigao del Norte 1st Engineering District said today that her office is a recipient of a number of projects from the Road Board program under the Motor Vehicle User's Charge (MVUC) …

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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…

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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…

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Mainit reflects sorry state of local lakes

Lake Mainit in northeastern Mindanao is symptomatic of Philippine lakes. It is threatened by overexploitation, resulting in decreasing fish catches, according to a study made by Mindanao State University (MSU). At 223 meters deep, Lake Mainit, between Agusan del Norte and S…

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PNoy to distribute relief goods to Caraga flood victims

President Benigno S. Aquino III will lead the distribution of relief goods in Butuan City on Friday (Jan. 14) and assess what else can be done to assist the victims of floods and landslides. The President is expected to arrive at the Butuan City Airport by noon to personal…

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Mining threatens 4th largest freshwater lake in PH

Mineral explorations and mining activities are threatening the biodiversity of the Philippines’ fourth largest and Mindanao’s second largest freshwater lake, Lake Mainit, which is being shared by the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte. Lake Mainit, located …

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Massive flooding hits Caraga region

It’s been three days now when the world welcomed year 2011 and while other regions in the country are still celebrating the coming of the “year of the rabbit,” some areas in the Visayas and Mindanao regions are experiencing massive floodings and even landslides, and Caraga …

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1,509 persons evacuated in Caraga region due to flooding; landslide warning issued

Some 1,509 persons fled their homes due rising of floodwaters in the Municipality of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur and Surigao City, initial official report from government and private rescue teams including their respective disaster councils and social welfare offices. In …

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Caraga region feared of flashfloods, landslides due to continuous rains

After celebrating the new year where reports from PNP revealed that the whole region welcomed 2011 generally peaceful, continuous rainfall feared officials and residents in northern part of Caraga Region particularly the province of Surigao del Norte. According to report, t…

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DOH: Firecrackers victims down by 21%

The Department of Health regional office records a decline of firecrackers-related injuries by 21% as of last years, compared to the same period the other year. DOH-Center for Health Development Regional Epidemiologist Dr. Gerna Manatad presented their data during a press c…

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Rising water of Lake Mainit in Caraga: boon or bane?

During the rainy season from November to March, the water level of Lake Mainit rises by at least one meter. When typhoons hit, the lake, which is shared by Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte in the Caraga Region, goes up as high as three meters, a team from the Mindanao…

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Census Board to settle housing, population conflicts in Surigao Norte, Agusan Norte towns

The Regional Census Coordination Board (RCCB) in Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga region) initially settled the decades old problem on the census of population and housing in contested areas comprised of two towns in Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte, government officials…

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A touch of tabon-tabon, a taste of tapul

They call it pidjanga, a very thin, very flat pancake consisting of fish -- tiny, newly hatched fingerlings of freshwater white goby (or bi-ya in Tagalog), salted, dried in clumps on banana leaves and dipped in boiling hot oil for five seconds to get that delicate crispines…

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Dengue cases in Caraga surge by nearly half

Cases of dengue in Caraga, a five-province zone in northeastern Mindanao, have surged by nearly half, official health reports indicate. Persons stricken with dengue — a life-threatening disease caused by mosquitoes — rose by 44 percent to 678 from January to June 14, 2010, o…

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