Numero 7 sa listahan sa kapulisan sa pagmaligya sa druga sa Socorro sikop

By Ed Mapayo SOCORRO, Surigao del Norte - Nagtingkagol sa bilangguan ang usa ka suspek s a pagmaligya og druga human nadakpan sa kapulisan sa lungsod sa Socorro niadtong 11:30 ang takna sa buntag, Agosto 12, 2016 sa Purok-3, Barangay Taruc, sakop sa maong lungsod, lalawigan s…

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Numero 2 sa listahan sa kapulisan sa pagpamaligya og druga sikop sa Socorro

By Ed Mapayo SOCORRO, Surigao del Norte - Wala na makalikay sa kapulisan sa lungsod sa Socorro ang numero dos (No. 2) na suspek sa pagpamaligya og druga human nadakpan kini niadtong Hulyo 18, alas 9:30 ang takna sa buntag sa Purok-6, Barangay Pamosaingan, Socorro, Surigao De…

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Socorro leaders switch allegiance

By Jun Lira SURIGAO CITY --  In a dramatic move which recently stunned political observers and analysts, fourteen major political allies of former governor Robert “Ace” Barbers from the town of Socorro, Surigao del Norte, have deserted Abante Surigao and switched allegiance…

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3 miners die in landslide, fisherman drowns in Surigao Norte

At least three small-scale miners were reported killed in a landslide in Malimono town, and a fisherman from Socorro Island died from drowning as heavy rains pounded Surigao del Norte in the past few days. An initial report from the Surigao del Norte Disaster Risk Reductio…

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Surigao Norte to set fixed rates for transport, other services catering to tourists

Complaints that operators of public transport and other services are charging unjust rates local and foreign tourists visiting Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands in Surigao del Norte, have prompted the provincial government to come up with fixed rates for these services. The P…

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Bata nakuryente sa Socorro

NAKURYENTE sa kawad ng Siargao Electric Cooperative ang isang 12 taong gulang na bata sa Socorro, Surigao del Norte. Kinilala ang biktima na si Clarence Cordita, naninirahan sa Brgy. Sering sa bayan ng Socorro. Sa salaysay ng tiyuhin ng biktima na si Tonton Junquino, 9:00 ng …

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Siargao Island losing tourist visitors due to high fees, says Tourism Council prexy

The island of Siargao is losing the would-be visitors because of its high fees of tourism activities in the surfing capital. Newly inducted president of Provincial Tourism and Development Council (PTDC) Johann Jake Miranda said he received a number of complaints by some res…

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Socorro's De Oro Farmers Org announces continued stay on conventional farming

People are engorging on a binge that worn out the energy of the agriculture industry. We are traversing on a trend which, in part, has made those who stay in the turf of conventional farming cry in exasperation on how their farming career stood in the brink of disintegratio…

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Siargao islands in total blackout for over a week

For over a week now, the Siargao group of islands – the country’s top surfing destination – is still in total blackout, caused by a damage of its underwater power cable, Siargao Island Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO) General Manager Sergio Dagooc has said. Dagooc claimed the…

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Lifestyle: Stranded in Surigao on a rainy weekend in March

IN Surigao City, there is a turo-turo called “Rendezvous in the Boulevard." There, I found new friends, like the blind old man looking out into the sea, smiling. Perhaps he is the only one in that gentle city, a gateway to Mindanao, who can hear the songs of the sirens…

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PGMA sets to lead 4Ps cash cards distribution to beneficiaries in Siargao Island

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is set to lead the distribution of the cash cards to 1,833 household beneficiaries of “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” 4Ps on Friday in Dapa town, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province. The Chief Executive will be assisted by Surig…

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Quake hits parts of Northeastern Mindanao

An earthquake hit parts of Northeastern Mindanao Sunday afternoon, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported. The tremor was recorded 3:54 p.m. at Magnitude 4.7. Its epicenter was located 70 kilometers northeast of Surigao City or at 10.05 degrees North, 12…

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Town exec readies cash counterpart for Kalahi-CIDSS projects

Loreto, Agusan del Sur Mayor Romeo Magadan in a statement recently said he is setting aside P1million cash counterpart even without the assurance that his municipality will be chosen in there will be KALAHI-CIDSS part 2. The town executive, lately approved a resolution sign…

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PNP arrest wanted persons

On February 2, 2009 at 5:00 in the afternoon at Barangay Taruc, Socorro, Surigao del Norte, suspect identified as Rommel Guma, 37 years old, married, ans a resident of the above place was arrested by elements of Socorro Municipal Police Station led by PSI Jose F Inhaynes by…

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