Graft charges against Cong. Matugas junked

THE SANDIGANBAYAN has junked graft charges against an incumbent congressman and seven others on alleged anomalous purchases of medical supplies worth P3.28 million. In a 51-page resolution promulgated on Aug. 4 and penned by Associate Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, the court…

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Feature: Make exercise a hard habit to break

How you live your life is reflected in your habits, attitude and character. It is said that you only need seven consecutive days to build a habit. Good habits benefit not only your life but also your body. Making a habit of having a healthy lifestyle and maintaining a good,…

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Report on illegal logging in Tubod

On July 29, 2009 at 2:20 in the afternoon, PNP elements of Tubod Municipal Police Station received information from concerned citizen informing them that there were assorted sawn lumbers at Barangay Motorpool, Tubod, Surigao del Norte. Thereafter, personnel of Tubod Municipa…

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Report on direct assault and damage to property in San Jose, Dinagat Islands

On July 28, 2009 at 7:45 in the evening, personnel of San Jose Municipal Police Station received a phone call from the populace of Purok-1, Barangay Matingbe, San Jose, Dinagat Islands Province informing them about a drunk person identified as Arhuro Delmores, married and r…

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Report on illegal possession of firearm in Surigao

PNP elements of Surigao City Police Station led by SPO1 Silvero C Mindaña apprehended a certain Clark Tulang, 18 years old, single, jobless and resident Barangay Bad-as, Placer, Surigao del Norte on July 31, 2009 at 10:30 in the evening at Purok 8, Barangay San Juan, Suriga…

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Surigao del Norte town aiming to become Southeast Asia’s game-fishing capital

SIARGAO Island, Surigao del Norte—A sleepy community of barely 10,000 people, Pilar town and its people have big dreams—to become the game-fishing capital of Southeast Asia, if not Asia itself. With the support of the national government and the Department of Tourism (DOT),…

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Unease over Ecleo case

One of the more telling comments about the order of the Supreme Court directing Cebu City Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Meinrado Paredes to re-raffle the parricide case against Ruben Ecleo Jr. comes from columnist BobbitAvila. With the SC directive, the trial on the …

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Pacquiao a standout in pack of VIPs

World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao turned up at Manila Cathedral at past midnight on Monday, joining the Who’s Who and the ordinary folk who were condoling with the bereaved family of former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino. Pacquiao surprised the mourners when he arrived w…

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First Pac keen on Manila Mining

FIRST PACIFIC CO. Ltd. of Hong Kong is considering to invest not just in Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. but also in the Surigao del Norte mining operations of the latter’s affiliate Manila Mining Corp Already the single biggest stockholder in the country’s largest mining fi…

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Rehab of three Zamboanga airports completed by yearend, Surigao by 2010

Zamboanga City - Rehabilitation of the three main airports in Zamboanga Peninsula is expected to be completed at the end of the year, the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCo) has said. This city’s international airport, along with those in Dipolog City in Zamboanga …

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Mindanao to get infrastructure help to ensure steady supply of food for NCR, Central Luzon and Region 4

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is allocating P2.5 billion between now and 2010 to build the infrastructure and logistics support needed to ensure the steady flow of cheap and fresh products from the production areas of Mindanao to the country’s main food markets in Metr…

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Coast Guard on alert vs fears of possible oil spill of M/V Ocean King 2

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) authorities in Liloan, Southern Leyte are now concerned about a possible oil spill from the passenger roro vessel M/V Ocean King 2 owned and operated by Mandaue City-based Sea Marine Transport Corp. which beached itself near the port of Beni…

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Bulan sa Nutrisyon, malampusong gipahigayon sa probinsya

Nagmalampuson ang pagselebrar sa bulan sa nutrisyon diin agig pagtak-op sa maong selebrasyon mao ang paghatag ug mga premyo sa mga migula nga mananaug sa “Most Outstanding Barangay Implementation of Nutrition Program 2009” nga gihimo bag-uhay pa lamang didto mismo sa Prov’l…

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121 safe as ferry capsizes off Surigao: Coast Guard

A ferry capsized in rough seas off an island in Southern Leyte province on Tuesday, but all 121 people aboard were rescued, the Coast Guard said. The M/V Ocean King tipped over onto its right side near the southern tip of Panaon island, Chief Petty Officer Manolito Dacel of …

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Surigao City reports first confirmed case of A(H1N1) flu virus

City Health authorities here confirmed on Monday, July 27 its first case of A(H1N1) flu infection involving a 37 year-old man. City Health Officer Dr. Aldine Morales said the patient has already recovered after taking Tamiflu, but he didn't say how the patient was infec…

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