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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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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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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Starex Van of Surigao Norte Board Member meets two freak road mishaps in Agusan; 2 dead

A Starex Van registered in the name of Surigao del Norte Provincial Board Member Leonilo Aldonza who first accidentally bumped two persons killing one on the spot again bumped another single motorcycle on the same day Saturday morning while on their way to a hospital to res…

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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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Chinese team tagging copper, nickel-rich areas

A team of Chinese geochemical surveyors will start mapping out copper and nickel-rich zones which is expected to further stir interest in Philippine mining. Mines and Geosciences Bureau Director Edwin Domingo said the results of the study can be used as data for exploration…

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PACAP presents project accomplishments in Caraga

"Implicit in the Philippines-Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP) goal are poverty-focused improvements in local economies, the environment and the social context," thus said Lourdes Marina Padilla, PACAP Program Coordinator during the media briefing on …

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Caraga has most number of landslide, flood-prone areas

As part of its disaster risk reduction planning and management program, the Office of Civil Defense-Caraga has identified a total of 183 landslide prone areas, 231 flood-prone areas and 103 land cracks all over the region. Caraga region is composed of the provinces of Suriga…

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Caraga region unprepared for quakes

Local government units in Region 13 have yet to map out disaster preparedness plans for a massive earthquake that could hit the southern region, the director of the local Office of Civil Defense admitted over the weekend. Blanch Gobenciong told GMANews.TV local governments d…

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Caraga poll bets attend spiritual recollection

The spiritual recollection called for by the Roman Catholic Church-led Caraga Conference for Peace and Development (CCPD) which is off-limits to media, has drawn more than 100 candidates from different parts of Caraga Region. A very important Roman Catholic priest who begge…

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Gov't nets P40.8M in forest protection drive in Caraga region

The no non-sense drive on forest protection campaign in the Caraga region had netted at least P40.8 million since last year up to the present. The huge amount was based on the confiscated 15,275.19 cubic meters or 249,420.50 board feet of illegally-cut round logs and lumber…

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It’s all in the family in Caraga this May 10

In Caraga region, more than half of the 1,826 candidates in the May 10 elections – from governor to municipal and city councilors – are related to each other either by blood or by affinity or consanguinity. Most are allies, but there are some who are pitted against each othe…

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El Niño to last up to June, says PAG-ASA

The gradual decrease in sea surface temperature is expected to still be within the El Niño threshold and likely to sustain its moderate strength as it continues in its mature stage which will last up to June 2010. Thus revealed Ricardo Mercado, Officer-in-Charge of the Phil…

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Number of registered voters in Caraga Region jump 11.29% to 1.38M

The number of registered voters for the 2010 elections in Caraga Region or Region 13 reached 1,378,132, up 11.29 percent from the 1,238,327 registered in 2007 local and national elections, latest records from the Joint Security Control Center (JSCC) show. The Joint Security…

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PGMA to inaugurate corn trading center

Bayugan City - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will visit this province tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan. 5) to inaugurate the newly constructed Corn Post Harvest Processing Trading Center (CPHPTC) in this city. Built by the local government unit of Agusan del Sur and the Department…

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More Caraganons benefit PCSO’s “charity virus”

More Caraganons benefitted the simultaneous medical, dental and feeding mission of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) held Sunday, September 6 throughout the country. In Caraga Region, the activity opened at eight o’clock in the morning in key cities, provinces…

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