Nickel producer eyeing switch to other minerals as prices drop

LOCAL NICKEL processor Platinum Group Metals Corp. is looking at venturing into manganese and chromite given the dampened demand and prices of nickel, a company official said. "We are seriously considering multi-alloy production like ferro-manganese or ferro-chrome just…

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Cebu Pacific offers more than one million seats on sale, ‘Go Lite’ fares for as low as P188 all-in for domestic; P799 international

Gokongwei-owned airline, Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines’ leading carrier to South East Asia and the country’s largest domestic airline is offering more than one million seats on sale from, March 25 to 31, 2009. The system-wide seat sale is valid for travel from June 1 …

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The SUN Shop Express Surigao

SUN Cellular’s retail arm, The SUN Shop Express, recently opened at Unit-2, DAX C.V. Eliot Building, Magallanes St., Surigao City. Residents of Surigao City may now enjoy SUN Cellular’s 24/7 Call and Text Unlimited (CTU) service by subscribing to any of SUN Cellular’s Postpa…

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SSS to provide summer jobs for laid off workers’ children in Surigao Norte

The Social Security System (SSS) branch office here will allocate six slots to college students for a two-month summer job training program dubbed as “Student-Trainees for Summer Training Program on Social Security Services” starting in April. The move is in line with the Pr…

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Report on illegal possession of deadly weapon

On March 21, 2009 at 11:30 in the evening at Corner Borromeo and Navarro Street, Barangay Taft, Surigao City, Ryan Angele Dialde, 27 years old, single, construction worker and resident of Purok-Godong, Nueva Extension, Barangay Taft, Surigao City was arrested by PNP element…

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Report on loose firearm in Surigao City

On March 20, 2009 at 1:10 in the morning at Barangay Taft, Surigao City, PNP personnel of Surigao City Police Station together with BPLK (Barangay Pulisya Laban sa Krimen) apprehended the two suspects identified as Maximo Amazona Vertudazo, 25 years old, married, security g…

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Surigao Banker Kidnapping now Enters 76 Days; PNP Asks Public’s Help

Missing until now with the family still elusive to newsmen in the updates of their public postings for P2-M reward for anyone or group who can return him home safely, the kidnapping of Surigao banker Johnson Custodio Cuiting now enter into its 76-day today after he was kidn…

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Surigao Tribes Divided as Ever Over P51.5-M Mining Royalty fee Deposit

The tug of war over the P51.5-M royalty fee payment deposited at Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) Surigao City Branch continued as one of the leader of affected Mamanwa tribal communities asked the government bank certifications of report of compliance of the Anti-Money l…

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PNP arrests wanted persons in Dinagat

On March 17, 2009 at 10:45 in the morning at Barangay White Beach, Dinagat, Province of Dinagat Islands, a certain Edwin Menil Piedad, 30 years old, single and resident of Barangay Gomez of said place was arrested by PNP elements of Dinagat Municipal Police Station led by P…

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1 missing, 4 injured in sea collision off Dinagat Islands province

One person was reported missing while four others injured when the pump boat they were riding collided head on along the seawater off Cabilan, Dinagat Islands province, a sketchy report reaching the regional command and tactical operation center of Northeastern Mindanao Pol…

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2 Milyones ka pesos gipermahan ni Dr. Ponciano Limcangco og Kong. Matugas para sa Caraga Reg'l Hospital

Malampuson nga gipahigayon ang MOA kon Memorandum Of Agreement tali ni Dr. Ponciano Limcangco sa Caraga Regional Hospital og Kongresista Francisco 'Lalo' Matugas. Ang maong programa gisaksihan kini nila ni Mayor Peter Boy Ruaya sa lungsod sa Dapa, Mayor Bully Navarro…

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Cebedo & Barbers instill Participatory Democracy thru SMOC & People’s Day at Bacuag

On February 19, 2009, Mayor Sheila Mae Orquina-Cebedo and Governor Robert Ace Barbers instill a participatory democracy in this municipality through the SMOC (Services for Massive Organized Community) program during People’s Day. Mayor Cebedo and Governor Barbers impart to …

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DOH identifies 27 training hospitals for NARS project in Caraga

The Department of Health (DOH)-Caraga Region has identified 27 training hospitals region-wide for the beneficiaries of the Nurses Assigned in Rural Service (NARS) project. During the first quarterly meeting of the Regional Development Council-Social Development Committee (RD…

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DOLE launches NARS in Caraga

Aimed at providing local employment as well as sustain the demand of overseas workers abroad, particularly the Filipino nurses, the government recently launched NARS or Nurses Assigned in Rural Service. Following this, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Caraga wil…

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KALAHI – Kalayaan Project continues

In 2005, 65 Barangays in Caraga were identified as priorities for the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan (KALAHI) Para sa Kalayaan Barangays Program (KBP). Under this program, twenty nine (29) of the first batch of implementation were completed in 2007 consisting of 13 potable …

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