Siayan is RP’s poorest municipality

THE municipality of Siayan in Zamboanga del Norte is the poorest locale and has the most severe form of poverty in the Philippines, according to the 2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates recently released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). The s…

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2009 State of the City Address of Hon. Alfonso S. Casurra

I begin this year with a sense of urgency, but also with a deep sense of hope and renewed purpose. Our city and our country is now at the crossroads of this global economic downturn, but we must move forward and preserve the gains we have sown through the years, with close…

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German gov't gives P1.3-M aid to Caraga

Germany is expected to provide a P1.31 million grant to the provincial government of Agusan del Norte to assist some 1,200 families that were heavily affected by natural disasters in early January, the German Embassy announced Wednesday. German Ambassador Christian-Ludwig We…

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Cebu Pacific carries 428,000 more passengers in Q1 2009, Registers 28% growth

Despite the ongoing global downturn, Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines’ largest domestic airline, carried 428,431 more passengers this year. In the first quarter of 2009, passengers carried by the airline totaled to 1,970,004, as compared to last year’s carriage of 1,541,…

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Chinaman Tsao apologizes on TV for faux pas on Filipinos

The controversial Chinaman and Hong Kong multimedia writer Chip Tsao has apologized on television, admitting that he "had crossed the line" in his attempt to satirize Philippine-China claims over the disputed Spratlys in the South China Sea. "I realized that I…

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7,000 Caraganons lost jobs in Northeastern Mindanao

At least 7,000 Caraganons lost their jobs after a number of companies in various parts of Northeastern Mindanao effected mass lay-offs due to global economic clampdown, the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DoLE’s) regional office here bared yesterday. DoLE Caraga recor…

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FEATURE : Waging war against waste

According to the report of the Surigao City General Services Office released in 2000, the City of Surigao generates 18 tons of waste every single day. This being quite a massive amount of waste, the Province of Surigao del Norte has come up with a resounding response to thi…

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Pagasa monitoring SPLA near Surigao

A shallow low-pressure area (SLPA) is moving towards Mindanao but state weather forecasters said it is too early to tell if it will intensify into a cyclone. Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) forecaster Gilbert Aquino said t…

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Pugante sa DAPECOL, dakpan sa Surigao City

Wala na nagsilbi pa ang kaigmat sa usa ka pugante gikan sa Bureau of Corrections sa Davao Prison and Penal Colony niadtong tuig 2001 human kini na-aresto sa Surigao City Police. Naila ang nahisgutang pugante nga usa ka Napoloen Diago Alboto alyas Jimboy, 29-anyos, lumad nga…

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Gov. Ace Barbers gitagaan ug dakong pagtagad ang panginahanglanon sa mga kababayen-an; Skills Training malampusong gipahigayon

Subay sa pagselebrar sa Women’s Month, malampusong gipahigayon niadtong miaging adlawa ang skills training on Recycling Used Materials and Flower Arrangement didto sa Provincial Convention Center sa tanang miyembro sa Gender and Development Coordinating Committee nga pinang…

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KACOSA ni Gov. Ace Barbers padayon nga nang apud-apud ug mga pagkaon sa pipila ka mga elementary schools sa probinsya

Walay puas nga nagtabang ug nagserbisyo sa mga katawhan si Governor Ace Barbers hilabi na ngadto sa paghatag ug dakong bili sa mga kabatan-onan pinaagi sa pagpahigayon sa ubay-ubay nga mga programa sama sa feeding program nga gipaisugdahan sa tanang miyembro sa Kapit Bisig …

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Arrest of escapee in Surigao City

On March 23, 2009 around 2:30 in the afternoon at Purok-7 Barangay Canlanipa, Surigao City, elements of Surigao City Police Station led by SPO1 Bimbo C Polvorosa, arrested an escapee identified as Napoleon Diago Albuto alias "Jimboy", 29 years old, a native of Del…

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4.7 quake hits off Surigao del Norte

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte at 11:13 a.m. Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The undersea quake was located 60 kilometers east-southeast of Surigao City at a depth of 73.9 kilometers. The…

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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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