Surigao Norte recipient of Southern Philippines Provincial Road Maintenance Program

The province of Surigao del Norte is one of the ten provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao regions identified to benefit from the road project under the Southern Philippines Provincial Road Maintenance Programor SPPRMP. According to the Malacanang press report the program ha…

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Caraga urged to tap tourism boom in CV

The Region 7 office of the Department of Tourism (DoT 7) has urged tourism stakeholders in Caraga Region to tap the booming tourism industry in Central Visayas to further promote the culture, destinations, and adventure offerings of Region 13. DoT 7 Director Dawnie Roa, who …

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Caraga firefighters to hold mini-concert at luneta today

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Caraga Regional Office with its newly-organized General Alarm Band under the leadership of Regional Director FS/Supt. Warlito Daus will hold a mini-concert on Friday, July 17, 2009 at the Luneta Park kiosk this city. This fire prevention c…

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Coverage for cash transfer program to expand next year

THE GOVERNMENT will expand the coverage of its conditional cash transfer program next year beyond the poorest provinces in the country and increase the number of beneficiaries. Vilma B. Cabrera, DSWD assistant secretary and head of the program’s management bureau, said yeste…

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2 CIDG personnel, na-relieve human gilambigit sa Indian national kidnapping sa Surigao City

Padayon ang gihimong imbestigasyon sa Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Caraga sa duha nila ka sakop sa Surigao City nga gilambigit sa pagdagit sa usa ka Indian national. Gi-relieve na usab karon sa ilang puwesto sila si P03 Nomer Sabacan og P02 Jessie Rama n…

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Surigao City Recognized as Best Disaster Coordinating Council

The Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) conferred the CDCC of Surigao the Gawad KALASAG as Best City Disaster Coordinating Council in Caraga Region for CY 2009 in recognition of the excellent efforts and accomplishments of CDCC-Surigao in the implementation of disa…

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Program Implementation Review gipahigayon sa Surigao Norte

Tungod sa tumong ug tinguha ni Gov. Ace Barbers nga mapanalipdan ang katawhang Surigaonon batok na sa mga nagkalain-laing sakit nga mitumaw sa katilingban labi na kining gitawag nga lifestyle related diseases, ang Provincial Health Office mipahigayon sa ilang Program Implem…

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Caraga Region tops national reading tests

Despite being a non-Tagalog speaking area, the Caraga Region in Mindanao topped the national reading test (RT) in Filipino conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd). The Reading Test (RT), utilizing appropriate reading evaluation instruments including actual oral read…

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Inter-island race on nautical highway

The dream of a nautical highway, linking thousands of islands throughout the archipelago, is slowly taking shape. For years, policy-makers have been talking about a waterborne transportation system that will facilitate cost-efficient flow of merchandise goods and unlock the …

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New CBCP President a Bacuaganon

The new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference is again a Mindanawon: Bishop Nereo Odchimar of the Archdiocese of Tandag in Surigao del Sur. Odchimar, 68, a canon lawyer and presently CBCP vice president, won the votes of 86 out of 88 bishops present at the 99th Plena…

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Pacquiao's next title? DOT's poster boy

After peace envoy, boxing champ Manny Pacquiao’s next title might just be tourism poster boy. “Aside from brokering for peace, Pacquiao can help promote tourist spots in Mindanao,” Surigao del Norte Gov. Ace Barbers told reporters during the Daungan ng Balita sa Danarra Hote…

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Gov. Ace Barbers mas gihatagan ug igong panahon ang pagpangalagad kaysa pagpamulitika

Gipanglantawan gayud ni Gov. Ace Barbers ang kabililhon sa katawhang Surigaonon labaw sa tanan tungod mas gihatagan niini ug igong panahon ang panghatag kalidad nga serbisyo kaysa pagpangandam o paghimo ug mga lakang alang sa umaabot nga eleksiyon. Ubay-ubay nga mga programa…

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Gov. Ace Barbers mihatag ug dakong suporta sa tanang programa alang sa pagpalambo sa natad sa agrikultura

Sa kanunay'ng tinguha sa kasamtangang pangagamhanan sa probinsya sa Surigao del Norte ubos na sa pagpangulo ni Gov. Robert Ace Barbers nga matabangan ang tanang mag-uuma sa probinsya, mipasalig ang gobernador sa paghatag sa iyang hugot nga suporta sa mga programa nga ma…

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RP to get €170-M loan from French government to build modular ports

MANILA is set to get its loan from the French government anytime this month to build dozens of modular ports all over the country, but Malacañang will have to decide where to place these facilities. Philippine Ports Authority general manager Oscar Sevilla said they expect th…

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Cebu Pacific offers VisMin seat sale for as low as P488 all-in; Siargao for P688 only

Value-airline Cebu Pacific (CEB), the country’s largest domestic airline is offering a seat sale for as low as P488 to boost inter-island travel for August and September. The seat sale runs from July 8 to 11, 2009 and is valid for travel from August 1-September 30, 2009. CEB …

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