Sumitomo-led nickel venture to invest $3B

JAPAN’S SUMITOMO Metal Mining Co. Ltd. and local holding firm Nickel Asia Corp. will put up a $3-billion nickel ore processing plant in northeastern Mindanao next year. The joint venture partners will operate the nickel processing plant by 2013, Rogelio G. Cadano, technical …

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Mayor Casurra turned over hospital equipments to Caraga Regional Hospital

Hospital equipment worth 1 Million pesos was turned over by Mayor Alfonso S. Casurra to Caraga Regional Hospital Chief Dr. Ponciano Limcangco, during the conduct of Flag Raising Ceremony and National Flag Day Celebration last May 25, 2009. hese were donations from Fruitful …

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Ex Gov Lyndon Barbers declares Mayoralty bid

Former Gov. Robert Lyndon Barbers in a press conference Wednesday declared his intention to seek the mayoralty post in the coming 2010 general elections under the Abante Surigao party. "I would like to announce and declare my intention of running as City Mayor of Suriga…

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1st Gov. Robert Ace S. Barbers’ Cup Inter-Municipality Basketball Tournament para sa Mainland Division gibuksan

Mga kabatan-onan gikan sa mga nagkadaiyang lungsod sa tibuok probinsya madasigon nga misalmot sa 1st Gov. Robert Ace Barbers’ Cup nga gibuksan niadtong Mayo 26, 2009 sa Surigao City Gymnasium, diin ila na usab natagamtam ang nagpadayon nga tiunay nga paghatag ni Gov. Barber…

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Mga Proyekto ni Kongresista Jun Romarate natapos na

Walay puas sa pag-implemintar sa buhatan sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa distrito dos sa mga proyekto ni Kongresista Jun Romarate. Si DPWH District Engineer Linda Uypala nagkanayon natapos na ang ubang proyekto ni Kongresista Jun Romarate sama sa Concre…

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3 more on flu watch

An American man and two female "balikbayan" were placed under observation after showing symptoms of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus in an undisclosed hospital in this capital city of the Caraga Region, health officials reported yesterday. Doctors collected on Saturday…

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Moratorium on cutting, transport of logs asked

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga Region) have recommended to Environment Secretary Jose L. Atienza Jr. for the imposition of a moratorium in the cutting and transporting of trees in the southern part of Surigao del …

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CEB offers 3-day seat sale for July, August travel , Domestic fares from P588 all-in; International fares from P1,388

Cebu Pacific (CEB) will launch a 3-day seat sale on May 27 to 29, 2009 with fares as low as P588 for domestic and P1,388 for international flights valid for travel from July 1 to August 31, 2009. CEB is allocating more than 200,000 seats for this seat sale. A one-way ‘Go Lit…

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Gov. Ace Barbers nang apud-apud ug kalibu-an ka Philhealth cards sa Siargao Islands ug Brgy. Washington

Tungod sa dakong pagpakita ni Gob. Barbers sa usa ka tiunay nga pagpangalagad labi na sa pagsiguro sa usa ka himsog nga panglawas dili pa lang dugay, si Gob. Ace nang apud-apud sa kalibo-an ka mga Philhealth cards sa Siargao Islands ug Brgy. Washington. Matud pa ni Gob. Barb…

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One Network Bank bullish over loan, deposit growth in 2009

The positive gains in the first three months of 2009 have reinforced the 2009 full year targets of One Network Bank (ONB), the largest rural bank in Mindanao. It is looking to grow its loan portfolio to P8 billion by end 2009 from the P5.9 billion in the end of the first qua…

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DTI Caraga Monitors Prices of School Supplies

20 displaced Out-of-School and unemployed individuals employed under the Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP) of the Department of Trade and Industry are now deployed in different citiesand provinces here in Caraga Region to conduct price monito…

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Serena Brooke wins 3rd Siargao Int’l Women Surfing Cup

Two time runner-up World Champion Serena Brooke of Australia surfed her way to victory during the recently concluded 3rd Siargao International Women Cup held on May 11 to 14, 2009 at Cloud 9, Brgy. Catangnan, this town. Brooke surfed away with a hefty US$2,000 check for the …

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Gov. Ace Barbers donates 1.8M for street light improvement in Gen. Luna

In keeping his promise to help the tourism development of the country’s surfing capital, Gov. Robert Ace Barbers turned-over a check amounted to P1.8 million to Gen. Luna Mayor Felipe Espejon during the closing ceremony of the 3rd Siargao International Women Surfing Cup at …

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Dumptrucks eyed for Mindanao towns

The Department of Agrarian Reform thru the Mindanao Sustainable Settlement Area Development (MINSSAD) has turned-over 38 units of dump trucks to 15 municipalities of Regions 10, 11 and the Caraga Region. Regional Director Datu Yusoph Mama said that the 38 units of dump truc…

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70,000 people jobless in Caraga region

At least 70,000 out of Caraga region’s total labor force of 1.045 million are jobless and only 21,000 of them are looking for employment either in the locality or overseas, a report released by the region’s labor and employment office here, said. The regio…

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