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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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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Jessy nag-inarte sa fiesta sa Carrascal, 5 ang bitbit ng bodyguard

By Jobert Sucaldito Bandera WE’RE finally back sa Manila. Kahapon pa actually kami dumating nina Pilar Mateo, Julie Bonifacio, Boy de Leon and Dominic Rea. We spent the whole week (July 10-17) sa Carrascal, Surigao del Sur sa imbitasyon ng napakaguwapo , batambata at napakabait n…

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PPA guards in 3 provinces, 2 cities in Caraga undergo drug tests

By Eugenio "Jun" Lira SURIGAO CITY – Around 106 private security guards deployed by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in three provinces and two cities in Caraga Region recently underwent individual drug tests conducted by the PNP Crime Laboratory.  In an interv…

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Celeb singers flock to Surigao town for Pahinungod fiesta

As part of the yearly celebration of the Pahinungod Festival of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, Mayor Vicente VJ Hotchkiss Pimentel III has invited through Front Desk Entertainment Production various artists as guests during the week-long fiesta celebration. On July 11, Jaya w…

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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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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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NGCP announces scheduled power interruption in parts of Surigao Norte, Surigao Sur, entire Siargao Island

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‘Paper town’ shifts to agri-tourism

By Eugenio Lira, Jr. Bislig City, Surigao del Sur – This once biggest paper-producing town in the county is now embarking on a massive venture into tourism and agricultural production to prop up its declining economy as a result of the shutting down in 2009 of the multi-mill…

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Magnitude-5 quake jolts Surigao Norte

A magnitude-5.0 quake jolted the Surigao Norte Friday afternoon, but there was no initial report of damage or casualty. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake was tectonic in origin and was recorded at 1:42 p.m. It said the epicente…

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Two Surigao solons want export of mineral ores banned

First District Surigao del Norte Rep. Francisco Matugas and Second District Surigao del Sur Rep. Philip Pichay stand firm in banning exports of all mineral ores. The lawmakers also urged mining firms to develop mineral processing plants in the area where they operate. Speak…

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