Siargao Island enjoys increase of tourist arrivals, says Gov. Barbers

The 15th Siargao International Surfing Cup dubbed as the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational 2009 successfully opened today, October 21, 2009 with 48 confirmed international cast of surfers and 12 local wildcards participated. Speaking before a crowd of local and foreign tourist…

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Alcala, Landrigan carry RP fight in Cloud 9 surfing

Edito "Piso" Alcala and Fil-Australian Luke Landrigan will carry the fight against a host of top foreign surfers led by Queensland Open champ Nick Vasicek of Australia in Wednesday’s Billabong Cloud 9 International Surfing Championship in Siargo Island. As the defe…

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First Pacific sets fund-raising for expansion

FIRST Pacific Co. Ltd. is shoring up its war chest for new investments in mining and infrastructure in the Philippines and across Southeast Asia. In a statement, Hong Kong-based conglomerate that controls Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said it is raising $282…

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9th-ray redundancy

"Not many know the first Philippine Flag exists and survive today… only a handful realize how uniquely beautiful and inspiring this Flag was when it was first unfurled." From the General Emilio Aguinaldo Inc. on the authenticity of the 1898 Philippine Flag at the …

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Cult leader snubs parricide hearing

Cult leader and parricide suspect Ruben Ecleo Jr. snubbed the resumption of his seven-year controversial parricide case in Cebu, citing health reasons for his failure to show up in court on Wednesday. Security was tight and additional security men were fielded at the Palace …

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Template on disaster risk to be adopted

The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) will launch in the regions beginning next month the guidelines in determining the various sources of disaster and finding the ways at reducing their impact on lives and properties. It will also ask the local governments…

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DoT pushes kayaking as new RP attraction

As the Philippine tourism sector zooms in on the country’s advantage on adventure activities, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is now strongly promoting the “kayaking” activity, especially in the remote provinces. “The Philippines is an archipelago composed of several thousan…

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Friendster, Billabong launch relief page to benefit Red Cross

Social networking site Friendster has partnered with Australian boardsports brand Billabong to launch an aid page benefiting the Filipino victims of Typhoon Ondoy, providing easy-pay links to transfer funds to the Red Cross. n the aftermath of the natural disaster that aff…

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Ousted Sta. Monica Mayor questions SC Ruling

SAYING that the complaint against her was neither convincing nor substantial, the former mayor of Santa Monica town in Surigao del Norte has questioned the Supreme Court decision that ordered her dismissal from office for premature campaigning in the 2007 elections. In a 46…

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Task force probes Surigao vice-mayor's murder

The Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office over the weekend formed a task force to investigate the murder of San Francisco Vice-Mayor Nasario Gastardo last Friday. Chief Superintendent Lino Calingasan, Caraga Police Regional Director, said Task Force Gastardo will be led…

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San Francisco Vice Mayor killed in Surigao City

Unidentified assassins shot dead the vice mayor of the southern Philippine town of San Francisco, reports said Saturday. Nasario Gastardo was killed by two armed men in front of his house on Friday night in Surigao City. The 51-year old politician died while being rushed to …

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PCSO donates brand new ambulance to Surigao City

Mayor Casurra received the ceremonial vehicle key of the one unit brand new ambulance acquired under the PCSO-LGU Ambulance Procurement Program from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Sergio O. Valencia held at the PSCO Board Room, PCSO Bldg., Quezon City. W…

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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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