PAL Express starts service to Surigao

Surigao City (16 July) -- The country's leading carrier, Philippine Airlines with its low fare PAL Express started to service the Manila-Surigao daily flights today, July 15, 2008. City Mayor Alfonso Casurra, Vice-Gov. Noel Catre, Vice-Mayor Rico Salvador Sering, Suriga…

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Commercial rice in Surigao City now costs P30 per kilo

Surigao City (July 14) -- After soaring to as high as P48 per kilo the other month, prices of commercial rice in Surigao City Public Market have gone down to about P30 to P35 per kilo this July. National Food Authority (NFA) Information Officer Fe Moreno disclosed that the …

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Some RP provinces too poor to prepare for disasters

July 8, 2008 - Eight of the country’s poorest provinces are exposed to multiple natural hazards, but they, like most localities in the Philippines, lack the capability to prepare for disasters. Vinod Thomas, director-general of the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group, …

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PAL Express extends network, introduces new promo

MANILA, Philippines (Jul. 10, 2008) -- PAL Express undergoes its second major expansion in a fortnight when it begins flying to five provincial points from its secondary hub of Manila next week. The low-fares, turbo-propeller unit of Philippine Airlines will start daily servi…

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Troops seal off Surigao island to search for rebels

Surigao del Norte (8 July) -- The Philippine military sealed off a tiny island Monday (June 30) to hunt for rebels after clashes on a nearby resort isle left 11 people dead, a military spokesman said. More than 20 left-wing rebels fled to the southern island of Lapinigan af…

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Lanuza cops confiscate illegally-cut forest products

July 8, 2008 - Elements of Lanuza Municipal Police Station (MPS) received an information that a red pumpboat was sighted in Sitio Ipil, Barangay Agsam, Lanuza, Surigao del Sur loaded with assorted sizes of lumbers on Friday (July 4) at 5:30 in the afternoon. Policemen immed…

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Wanted persons arrested in Surigao

July 7, 2008 - Two wanted persons were arrested by the personnel of Rosario Municipal Police Station and Surigao City Police Station respectively, in two separate operations, recently. Said persons were identified as Remedios Fallete Asio, 31 years old, married, housekeeper…

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Suspects in Dapa and Gen. Luna, Surigao del Norte attacks identified

July 7, 2008 - The Philippine National Police names suspects of the recent attacks on Dapa and General Luna Municipal Police Stations in Surigao del Norte. Suspects were identified as Jose Maria Sison, George Madlos alias "Ka Oris", Rolando Baligtas alias "Ka …

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DA-Caraga turns over 180 heads of goats to Surigao del Norte under accelerated hunger mitigation program

Butuan City (7 July) - - "Forget about politics but give to those who are deserving," these were the words of Surigao del Norte Vice Governor Noel P. Catre in his message during the turn-over of the DA's assistance under the Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Progra…

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5 Claver town barangays under state of calamity - report

MANILA, Philippines (July 2) - Five barangays in Claver town in Surigao del Norte have been placed under a state of calamity as government troops and alleged communist rebels battle it out, a television report said Wednesday night. At least 13 people were killed and 27 other…

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Surigao Norte adopts enhanced performance management system

Surigao Del Norte (July 2) -- In 2005, six critical strategies were identified in the Human Resources Management and Development Plan, one of which is the Performance Management System. The critical strategies are systems to be installed to answer the gaps in the processes,…

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PNP, AFP belie claims of success by NPA

Butuan City (July 2) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) belies earlier claims of success by the New People's Army (NPA) who in their press release said they were able to elude government troops without suffering any cas…

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2 dead as rebel offensives continue

July 1 - TWO enlisted personnel of the Army's Special Forces Battalion were shot and killed by suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels inside an eatery in Compostela Valley, Monday morning. Reports reaching Sun.Star showed that a certain Sergeant Alcos and Private F…

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PNP condemns NPA attack in island stations

Butuan City (1 July) -- Caraga Police Director PCSupt Jaime Eloreta Milla, strongly condemned the NPAs harassments and attack in Dapa and General Luna Municipal Police Stations last June 29, 2008. RD Milla ordered immediate deployment of troops following the harassment. Per…

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Cops, soldiers hunting rebels seal off island in Siargao

SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR (July 1) – Police and military forces have sealed off a small island in Siargao in Surigao del Norte following reports that New People’s Army rebels who attacked two police stations on Saturday night have been stranded there. Senior Supt. Nestor…

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