DAR hands CLOAS to Dinagat farmers

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) handed over Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (CLOA) composed of 95 hectares to some 94 farmers in the Province of Dinagat Islands recently. Of the 94 beneficiaries, 36 farmers are from Cagdianao, 29 from San Jose and another 29 fr…

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Quake jolts Dinagat Islands, Surigao City

A 4.5- magnitude earthquake hit Surigao City in Surigao del Norte and the province of Dinagat Islands on Saturday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday. According to Antonio Madrio of Phivolcs Surigao, the quake struck 24 ki…

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Dumptrucks eyed for Mindanao towns

The Department of Agrarian Reform thru the Mindanao Sustainable Settlement Area Development (MINSSAD) has turned-over 38 units of dump trucks to 15 municipalities of Regions 10, 11 and the Caraga Region. Regional Director Datu Yusoph Mama said that the 38 units of dump truc…

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PNP arrests wanted persons in Dinagat

On March 17, 2009 at 10:45 in the morning at Barangay White Beach, Dinagat, Province of Dinagat Islands, a certain Edwin Menil Piedad, 30 years old, single and resident of Barangay Gomez of said place was arrested by PNP elements of Dinagat Municipal Police Station led by P…

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Japan assistance to continue to help ARCs in Dinagat Islands

THE Philippines will continue to receive development assistance from the Japanese government to cover more agrarian-reform communities in Southern Mindanao. A representative from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has committed to expand the agency’s assistanc…

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Boat capsizes off Hikdop Island, 4 rescued

San Jose, Dinagat Islands (12 January) -- A motor banca capsized along Hikdop Island and Brgy. Zaragosa in Surigao City on Sunday (January 11), but Dinagat Islands Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council said, its 3 crew members and 1 passenger were successfully rescued. R…

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Gov. Jade gives away personalized notebooks to 5,573 Grade II and III pupils

Pursuing a legacy endeavor to grade schools, the provincial governor, Hon. Geraldine “Jade” Ecleo, gives away 9,000 pieces of personalized and made-to-order notebooks to all grade 2 and 3 pupils of Dinagat Islands. A total of 105 elementary schools comprising from the seven…

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P180,000.00 Provincial Grant kicks-off People Organization’s Livelihoods

Quite good enough to start a community-owned trade, a total of P180,000.00 livelihood assistance were successfully granted by the Provincial Government to two People’s Organizations here in San Jose, Dinagat Islands. Spearheaded by the Provincial Social Welfare and Developm…

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VOW to strengthen commitment in San Jose, PDI

A three-day Values Orientation Workshop (VOW) was conducted recently in San Jose, Province of Dinagat Islands. The workshop which aimed at reorienting the government employees, being the frontliners in the implementation of the plans and programs of the government, with the …

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Dinagat supports organic farming

The Provincial Government of Dinagat Islands under the leadership of Governor Jade B. Ecleo is now pushing for organic farming in this water-locked province to intensify production and mitigate hunger. A Five Million Pesos (P5M) worth of organic liquid fertilizer is now bein…

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Solar dryer to boost seaweeds industry

Governor Jade B. Ecleo recently turned-over one unit elevated multi-purpose solar dryer to the seaweeds growers of Barangay New Mabuhay, municipality of Dinagat Islands. The project is initiated by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, Fisheries Division, under the su…

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PPMG conducts Tactical Explosive Entry Training in San Jose

The 140th Police Provincial Mobile Group (PPMG) of the Province of Dinagat Islands conducted a five-day training on Tactical Explosive Entry held recently at the municipality of San Jose and were participated by 29 members of the said mobile group. The composition of the pa…

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Gov. Jade’s Cup marks another year

The provincial government held recently this year’s month-long 2nd Governor Jads’s Cup Inter-Municipality Basketball Tournament. During the opening program, Gov. Jade B. Ecleo, the brainchild of the Sports Development Program, said the tournament which had its baptism of fir…

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Feature: Dinagat Roads to Development

Passing through the road of Dinagat Island from Cagdianao to Loreto gives Dinagatnons clues of the island’s past and a vivid picture of its current status. It also gives us a glimpse of our future towards development, or perdition. From the picturesque road of Cagdianao, to …

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Wellex Industries to sell assets to boost liquidity

The Gatchalian-led Wellex Industries Inc. is planning to sell some assets to raise funds and enhance liquidity in preparation for a more difficult business environment next year. At the sidelines of its annual stockholders meeting Thursday, company president Wesley Gatchalia…

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Wellex to use asset sale proceeds for mining, oil exploration

Wellex Industries Inc., which currently leases out its warehouse facilities, is currently seeking board approval to sell some of its assets and use the proceeds for mining and oil exploration. The company plans to sell “mainly equipment that are dilapidated already…to gain m…

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13 Caraga execs received P64-M farm inputs not fertilizer funds in 2004

Thirteen local government unit officials including House of Representative members from Caraga Region with different non-government organizations (NGO) and foundations as project implementers received in 2004 a total of P64-M as farms inputs not fertilizer funds, copies of …

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'Tonyo' moves westward, 18 areas under signal 1

At least 18 areas in Mindanao were placed under Storm Signal No. 1 Friday morning as tropical depression "Tonyo" continued to move westward Friday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said "Tonyo&quo…

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PNP arrests wanted persons facing different charges

On Sunday (November 9) at 7:00 in the morning in Barangay Puerto Princesa, Basilisa, Dinagat Islands, a certain Hedeger Torres, 48 years old, married and resident of said place was arrested by PNP personnel of Basilisa Municipal Police Station led by SPO1 Eulogio Llanos Ele…

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Surigao Norte, Dinagat Islands police arrest wanted persons

On Wednesday (October 22) around 8:00 in the morning at Purok-3, Barangay Cuarenta, San Jose, Dinagat Islands, PNP elements of San Jose Municipal Police Station led by PINSP Dionelle Edep Brannon apprehended the suspect identified as Candelario Tampuyan Laurente, 70 years o…

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