Dinagat Islands’ gains cited in Gov Jade’s 3rd SOPA

Gov. Jade Ecleo cited the gains of her administration in her 3rd state-of-the-province address (SOPA) delivered Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Brgy. Aurelio Multipurpose gym, San Jose town this province. In her 1 hour and 30 minutes SOPA, Gov. Ecleo enumerated her remarkable developme…

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Column: Another teen rape victim in Surigao del Norte

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by the mayor of a town in Surigao del Norte. The journal of the regional investigation and detective management division of Police Regional Office 13 said the mayor was charged with rape in relation to the Anti-Child Abuse Law. The ident…

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Century Peak to put up P7-B smelting facility

HAVING just listed by way of introduction on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Tuesday, mining firm Century Peak Metals Holdings Corp. is wasting no time in bringing operations up to speed as it expects to start the construction of its P7-billion smelting plant soon. A…

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PNP arrests wanted person in Tubod

On October 3, 2009 at 2:15 in the afternoon at Barangay Timamana, Tubod, Surigao del Norte, elements from Tubod Municipal Police Station arrested one Melvin Gonzales, 30 years old, single, jobless and resident of Barangay Marga, Tubod, Surigao del Norte and Christopher Yu, …

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World Day for Decent Work: TUCP calls for decent work, decent life

TUCP leaders engaged DOLE Secretary Marianito Roque and PEZA Director General Lilia de Lima in separate meetings for a dialogue and hand-over of the World Day for Decent Work’s Call to Action for Decent Work, Decent Life! “Everyone should endeavour to place Decent Work at th…

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World Day for Decent Work: TUCP calls for decent work, decent life

TUCP leaders engaged DOLE Secretary Marianito Roque and PEZA Director General Lilia de Lima in separate meetings for a dialogue and hand-over of the World Day for Decent Work’s Call to Action for Decent Work, Decent Life! “Everyone should endeavour to place Decent Work at th…

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Purefoods vs Sta Lucia in Surigao this November, PBA prov'l sorties kick-off in Victorias City

With its impressive Sports Coliseum, Victorias City will once again host a PBA game on Nov. 7, this time between San Miguel Beermen and Sta. Lucia Realtors. The game in Victorias is one of the nine calendared provincial games for the PBA Philippine Cup, set to kick off Oct.…

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Report on shooting incident in Del Carmen

One Raul Del Rosario, 35 years old, married, fisherman and resident of Barangay Antipolo, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte was shot by suspect Felicito Juntilo, 68 years old, married, farmer and resident of said place on October 2, 2009 at 3:00 in the morning at Sitio Pangi of…

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Zest Air to fly in Surigao and Siargao Airports this November

Budget airline Zest Airways Inc. (Zest Air) plans to mount flights to Surigao and Siargao Islands this November. Reports revealed that the airline's flight from Manila to Surigao will starts its operation on November 16, 2009. Flight Z2 370 is scheduled to leave Manila a…

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PNP Surigao Norte sets final reprieve for loose gun holders this October

Owner of unlicensed and unregistered guns throughout the province have the whole month of October to benefit of the Philippine National Police's (PNP) final amnesty for loose firearms, this was the statement made by Prov'l Director Sr. Supt. David Ombao recently. Di…

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Lakas defections start in South, Gov. Ace led NP oathtakers in Surigao

The exodus of administration allies to the opposition camp has begun in a key province in the south. Surigao Del Norte Governor Robert Ace Barbers, a stalwart of the old Lakas-CMD party, on Tuesday led more than 200 local officials in defecting to the Nacionalista Party, a m…

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Arrest of suspect in violation of article 254 of revised penal code

On September 24, 2009 around 7:00 in the evening at Barangay Mabua, Surigao City, Surigao City Police Station (SCPS) personnel apprehended a certain Gil Tabilin Biancaflor, 44 years old, married, a businessman residing at Purok-2 Barangay Mabua, Surigao City for Illegal Dis…

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Police confiscates illegally-sawn lumber in Libjo

Sanggunian Bayan members of Libjo, Dinagat Islands, Hon. Rogelio Magpatoc and Hon. Francisco Areglo reported to Libjo Municipal Police Station that on September 24, 2009 around 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon, they were able to confiscate abandoned sawn lumber at Sitio Vi…

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Cargo vessel, misangad sa Basul Island sa Surigao City

Nasangad sa Basul Island sa Surigao City ang cargo vessel nga MV Bayang nga gikargahan og mga puthaw gikan sa Cebu City human nga wala makita sa crews ang isla nga ila untang posibleng dungguan pasado alas-2:30 ning mi-aging kaadlawon. Sigon ni Senior Chief Petty Officer Vi…

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Siargao airport rehab project nears completion

The Siargao airport in Surigao del Norte is nearing completion after failing to open in the first quarter of this year, the Transportation and Communications department said. The P197-million airport rehabilitation project included the runway’s extension to accommodate bigge…

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