Surigao City hosts 3rd PPA-DOJ Execon

Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) Administrator Ismael J. Herradura along with the regional directors and assistant regional directors conducted its 3rd Executive Conference (ExeCon) meeting on August 11, 2009 at Hotel Tavern Surigao, Surigao City. The agenda of th…

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Gov. Ace Barbers mipadayag sa pagbukas sa bag-ong Provincial Gym

Malipayon ug madasigon nga gipadayag ni Gov. Ace Barbers ang pagbukas sa dugay ng gikahinaman sa mga Surigaonon nga Prov’l. Gymnasium karong Agosto 31, 2009 atol sa selebrasyon sa Charter Day sa dakbayan sa Surigao. Gipangandaman na karon sa probinsya ang mamahimo nga kalihu…

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PMA accepts applicants for entrance exam

The Philippine Military Academy is once again calling on our country's young, able-bodied, and intelligent men and women to be part of the Cadet Corps Armed Forces of the Philippines. The Philippine Military Academy Entrance Examination (PMAEE) is scheduled on August 30…

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New Police Director installed in Caraga

Deputy Chief for Administration, PDDG Geary Lingan Barias personally graced recently the turn-over of Command ceremony for the new Caraga Regional Director - PCSUPT Lino De Guzman Calingasan assumed office replacing PCSUPT Jaime Eloreta Milla, who was designated as Director…

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Report on traffic accident in Brgy. San Roque, Surigao City

On August 6, 2009 at 12:00 noon, one Yamaha STX single motorcycle with plate no. KS 3090 driven by Rolando Gonzales Ravelo while traveling at Purok-4, San Roque, Surigao City bumped another single motorcycle Kawasaki Bajaj with plate no. LN 3666 driven by Jan Bryan Orillane…

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DOH Caraga chief calls on public to be cautious

Director Leonita Gorgolon of the Department of Health (DOH) Caraga calls on the public, especially the students to be cautious and to properly observe quarantine measures of the government, during a press conference recently. “The public, especially the students should unde…

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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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