Rep. Matugas voted against impeachment

How congressmen voted in the House justice committee on the Arroyo impeachment complaint Those who voted to dismiss the complaint for being insufficient in substance: 1. Capiz Rep. Fred Castro (Lakas-CMD) 2. Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman (Lakas-CMD) 3. Baguio City Rep. Mauricio Domo…

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Nograles, pro-admin solons say JDV merely 'sour graping'

Lawmakers including House Speaker Prospero Nograles on Monday said Pangasinan Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr's testimony against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo only shows that the former House Speaker has not yet gotten over his ouster from the lower chamber's top post. …

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Cebu Pacific now flies to 19 destinations from Cebu

The country's leading domestic airline, Cebu Pacific (CEB), begins its direct flights from Cebu to Ozamiz and Surigao earlier this month. The former has a thrice weekly (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) service with the lowest all-inclusive Go Lite fare starting from P688. Me…

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Fish cages for rent – a new concept

In response to the call to provide support and to better the lives of our fishfarmers, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Caraga introduces a new concept of helping them out. This is a new project conceptualized by BFAR-Caraga to empower our fisherfolk and less…

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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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Estafa raps vs. lawyer and court employee

A Cebu City-based lawyer and a Palace of Justice official have been charged with estafa before the Regional Trial Court yesterday for allegedly attempting to sell a parcel of land they didn’t own to a Filipino waiter in Hawaii. Lawyer Marlon Cabilan and Engr. Isagani Saranil…

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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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PNP Caraga intensifies drive vs criminality

The Philippine National Police in Caraga Region continues to intensify its anti-criminality measures, scoring modest successes in cases involving robbery, hostage-taking, illegal gambling, and others. Robbery And Hostage Taking Progress report was prepared regarding robbery …

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AFP signs MOA with Caraga HEIs to provide free education to soldiers' dependents

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), through the Educational Benefit System signed yesterday (November 19) a Memorandum of Agreement with eight higher educational institutions in Caraga Region in providing free education to dependents of soldiers who are in-service an…

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Illegal gambling suspects in Pilar arrested

On Thursday (November 13) at 7:30 in the evening in Barangay Maasin, Pilar, Surigao del Norte, PNP elements of Pilar Municipal Police Station led by PINSP Joseph Geofrey P Lim arrested the suspects who were identified as Alyn Acido, 17 years old, single; Sandy Morial, 22 yea…

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6 Australian,1 British nationals rescued as fishing boat capsizes off Sta. Monica, Surigao del Norte

Six Australian and one British nationals were rescued after the fishing boat they rented for surfing activity capsized at the height of tropical depression “Tonyo” off the sea waters of Barangay Garcia, Sta. Monica town, Surigao del Norte. Chief Supt. Jaime E. Milla, regiona…

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Philex completes pre-feasibility study of Boyongan deposit

PHILEX Mining Corp., a subsidiary of Philex Gold, Inc., has completed the pre-feasibility study of its Surigao del Norte copper-gold mine, the company said in a disclosure to the stock exchange. The study, completed by South African consulting firm Independent Resource Estim…

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3 communities of learning get fund grants from Intel

The Department of Education (DepEd), the Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development (FIT-ED), Intel Philippines and the University of the Philippines National Institute of Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP-NISMED) recently lauded selecte…

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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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