Bayugan City - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will visit this province tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan. 5) to inaugurate the newly constructed Corn Post Harvest Processing Trading Center (CPHPTC) in this city. Built by the local government unit of Agusan del Sur and the Department…
PGMA to inspect Agusan road project
The economy of the two Agusan provinces is expected to be boosted by the ongoing construction of the P1.73 billion Butuan City-Las Nieves-Esperanza-Bayugan Road project that will serve as a link between Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, …
Taganaan Vice Mayoralty Candidate Died, 2 Suspects Already Identified
Wilberto Suanco Origenes, Brgy Captain of Barangay Aurora, Taganaan, Surigao del Norte victim of shooting incident on December 29, 2009 died around 11:45 in the evening on December 31at Surigao Medical Center while being confined. Origenes sustained three gun shot wounds on …
Engine of Leyte-bound ship conks out at sea
Forty-five passengers and 17 crewmembers of a passenger ferry returned safely to the Lipata port here after the vessel suffered an engine failure while en route to Southern Leyte before dawn Saturday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCG-Surigao port commander Nelson d…
Vienna murder mystery: Filipina helper from Tubod named
The Philippine Embassy and police authorities in Vienna, Austria, are looking into the murder of the Filipino woman whose body was found on Tuesday in the cellar of the Lebanese ambassador’s residence in that country. Eduardo Malaya, spokesperson of the Department of Foreign…
Vice mayor candidate in Surigao del Norte shot, wounded
A barangay chairman, who is running for vice mayor in the 2010 local elections, was wounded after he was shot outside his house in Tagana-an town in Surigao del Norte province Tuesday evening. Chief Superintendent Lino Calingasan, Police Regional Office 13 director, identifi…
NPA warns politicians about ‘illegal’ campaign funds
Politicians deriving their campaign funds from illegal activities will be the target of "tactical offensives" by the New People’s Army, a rebel spokesperson said. Jorge Madlos of the National Democratic Front in Mindanao did not say specify the nature of the "…
PitPit Alipayo captures Philippine top grom title at the 2009 Billabong Grommet Competition in La Union
Under consistent 3-4 foot sets rolling into the Mona Lisa Point in La Union, 16-year old Siargao Island local boy PitPit Alipayo threw together an impressive combination of floaters and backside hacks thus successfully recapturing the Philippine top grom title at the 3rd A…
Cebu Ferries expands services to Surigao
Cebu Ferries has expanded its services with the recent call in Surigao City which was as welcomed by the “Surigaonons” headed by Mayor Pons Casurra. The formal launching of Cebu Ferries was held at Tavern Hotel in Surigao City, attended by Cebu Ferries assistant vice preside…
Cebu Pacific offers peak season travel tips to passengers
Cebu Pacific (CEB) gives travel reminders to its passengers for the holiday season. "Now that we are in the peak of peak of travel seasons, we have a few friendly reminders and travel tips for our guests to ensure a stress-free and truly enjoyable trip on board Cebu Pa…
Moderate growth expected in job-generating foreign investments
Foreign direct investment (FDI) to the Philippines is expected to grow moderately next year amid a fragile global economic recovery, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said. Based on the latest balance of payments (BOP) projections, BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said the FDI…
Biyaheng Totoo explores RP's ten poorest provinces, includes Surigao del Norte
A 2006 study of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) shows that 33 out of 100 Filipinos are considered poor. That means 27.6 million Pinoys did not make it beyond the national poverty threshold of 6,274 pesos (around 130 USD) per month, for a family of five. Mo…
Matugas leads Lakas candidates in Surigao
The banner of Lakas-Kampi-CMD in the gubernatorial fight in Surigao del Norte will be led by Sol Matugas who recently retired from the Department of Education (DepEd) as a regional director after more than 43 years of dedicated and meaningful service in government. Matugas w…
Government completes 3 vital infra projects in Caraga Region
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) disclosed that three big projects under President Arroyo’s State-of-the-Nation Address (SoNA) in the Caraga Region have been completed. The DPWH said the completed projects include the Cortes-Tandag-Marihatag Section under P…
Coffee farming strengthens Surigao community
A sense of community, solidarity and hope has bonded together the farmers of Barangay Kahayagan, Tagbina, Surigao del Sur, thanks to the lessons they learned and the benefits they reaped from coffee farming. This has spurred them to form their own cooperative, the Kahayagan…
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