Bad conditions hamper Day 1 of Intl Surfing Cup in Siargao

SIARGAO ISLAND, Surigao del Norte - Winds and weak waves forced organizers delay the first day of the 14th International Surfing Cup in General Luna town's Cloud 9 Sunday. According to some of the surfers, the wind was so strong during their free surf that they could har…

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Suspected NPA rebels burn another Globe tower in Surigao del Norte; P5-M damaged

Suspected New Peoples Army rebels destroyed another telecommunications giant Globe transmission tower at Purok 5, Barangay Alipao, Alegria, Surigao del Norte on Friday evening at about 11:30 p.m., belated report reaching Surigao del Norte Provincial Police Office here. The o…

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14th Siargao int'l surfing cup opens

The 14th Siargao International Surfing Cup dubbed as the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational 2008 officially kicks-off today, September 20, 2008 with 48 confirmed tube riders participated. Countries who participated in the opening ceremony and will compete over the next six days …

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2008 National Surfing Cup winners bared

The national winners of the 2008 Billabong surfing cup were honored during the awarding ceremonies held Thursday (September 18) in this town. As expected, local surfers from this town dominated both in juniors and seniors category where Dionisio Espejon led the seniors cate…

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Surigao City cops recover stolen motorcycle

PNP elements of Surigao City Police Station recovered a reported carnapped single motorcycle (Honda XRM) owned by a certain Mariano Bucong Frollo, 41 years old, married, farmer and resident of Purok-3, Barangay Conception, Cabadbaran City on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 5…

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Surigao Norte coop showcases native products in Siargao

Surfers and visitors of the 14th Siargao International Surfing Cup need not to go far in order to shop for food, souvenirs and things to bring home to their respective homes. The Surigao del Norte Provincial Cooperative Office headed by its OIC chief Gemma Entendez organized…

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48 surfers expected in Cloud 9 for 2008 Billabong Surfing Championship

Some 48 confirmed participants are set to arrive in Gen. Luna, Siargao Island, in this province for the 2008 Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational Surfing Championships that will run on September 20-26, 2008. As reported by billabong.com, leading the charge in the prestigious tour…

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Australian Wade Goodall Gunning For Consecutive Crowns At 2008 Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational

AUSTRALIAN surfer Wade Goodall (Caloundra, Qld, Aus) will be gunning for back-to-back Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational crowns when the second annual tournament gets underway at the remote, island jewel of Siargao in the Philippines this weekend. The Sunshine Coast ace rode bar…

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Coop office sa Surigao Norte misuporta sa trade fair exhibit sa sa General Luna

Ubos sa programa ni Gov. Ace Barbers sa pagpausbaw sa panginabuhian sa katawhan pinaagi sa pagpaila sa mga nagkadaiyang produkto sa atong probinsya, ang Provincial Cooperative Office miawhag sa mga nagkalain-laing mga coop members sa pagsalmut sa Trade Fair and Exhibit sa G…

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MAJOR PHILIPPINE LAKE THREATENED BY ILLEGAL LOGGING & POLLUTION: Continued log poaching, kaingin causing slow deterioration of Lake Mainit

Continued timber poaching or log smuggling, unabated cutting of trees and kaingin within watershed areas of Lake Mainit is slowly causing Mindanao's second biggest lake and the country's fourth largest to deteriorate. Mindanao's largest lake is Lake Lanao which i…

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2.59% of total national population in 2007 lives in Caraga Region

Final results of the latest census conducted in August 2007 revealed that the total population of Caraga Region or Northeastern Mindanao was posted at 2,293,480. This means that for every 100 persons living in the Philippines, 2 lives in Caraga Region (2.59 percent). The po…

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Feature: 4th Pasayan Festival evokes more smiles as ever

A feeling of festivity filled the Luneta Park here as people scrambled to pick their share of the fried pasayan or shrimps while it is still hot in the carefully lined-up frying pans. "This is the usual atmosphere every 10th day of every year since the start of pasayan…

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Cong. Villar graces Bonok-Bonok festival 2008

Tourists, neighboring townfolks and covering journalists were once again treated to a cultural festivity as Surigaonons showed off not only their rich culture but also their unique rhythm through the staging of the Bonok-bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw Festival 2008. The Bonok-Bono…

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Watch Bonok-bonok 2008 video clips in youtube

Video clips of the Bonok-bonok festival 2008 can now be seen via youtube. Thanks to iraxHD and toyahonda for uploading the video clips. Watch the videos after the jump.

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Bonok-Bonok festival a means in fighting poverty

Former governor and Chairman of Bonok-Bonok Culture and Arts Foundation, Inc. (BCAFI) Robert Lyndon Barbers said that Bonok-Bonok is one strategy in solving the problem of poverty. He said that since the local government has successfully marketed the festival for many years…

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