Ilang lider at supporters ng isang kumakandidato lumipat sa ibang grupo sa Surigao

UMABOT sa 65 na mga lider at dating supporter ni Mayoral Candidate ng Surigao City Engr. Ernesto Matugas ng LAKAS KAMPI-CMD ang tumalon na sa grupo ni dating Gov. Robert Lyndon Barbers. Ayon pa dating governor Barbers na kumakandidatong Mayor ng lungsod, lumapit sa kanya ang…

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4 Surigao del Norte towns get funds for MRF construction

The provincial government of Surigao del Norte released P100,000 each to four towns in full support of the government’s environmental concern. The Provincial Environment and Management Office (PEMO) handed down the financial assistance to the towns of Malimono, Burgos, Bacu…

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27 gov't hospitals offer free morphine to poor cancer patients

The Department of Health (DOH) said poor cancer patients can get free morphine in several government hospitals/institutions starting this year. The DOH said morphine in the form of tablets is presently available in 27 government hospitals; and from the non-government organiz…

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14 provinces still under dry spell – PAGASA

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said ySunday that 14 provinces are still under dry spell conditions based on rainfall observation conducted in January. PAGASA, in its latest El Niño bulletin, said they are Benguet, B…

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Comelec checkpoint yields shabu from a minor in Surigao Norte

Authorities guarding a Commission on Elections checkpoint to enforce the gun ban and monitor other election-related violations accidentally intercepted illegal drugs from a 17-year-old on a national highway in Alegria town last Thursday. The Caraga Region Police Information …

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Phil. fault zone, patuloy na pinag-aaralan

Patuloy na pinag-aaralan ng pamunuan ng Phil. Institute of Volcanology and Seismology o PHIVOCS ang galaw ng Phil. Fault Zone kung saan kasali ang Surigao. Ayon kay Robinson Gorgio, mula pa noong 2006, nagsimula na silang pag-aralan ang Surigao Fault lalo na’t sa nakaraang m…

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Tagana-an mayor wants town placed under Comelec control

Alarmed by the killing of local officials in his town, Tagana-An Mayor Cezar Diaz has asked that his Surigao del Norte municipality be placed under the control of the Commission on Elections. In an interview with GMANews.TV, Diaz said he had requested the Comelec, the Philip…

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Lumads seek probe on mining, logging in protected watershed

Tribal chieftains and their followers in Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga Region) Tuesday requested the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to facilitate their request for a congressional inquiry on alleged logging and mining operations in 43,601 hectares of ancest…

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Phivolcs: Magnitude-4.7 quake rocks Surigao area

A magnitude-4.7 quake rocked the Surigao area in Mindanao Tuesday night, but state seismologists said there was no initial report of casualty or damage. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake was recorded at 7:19 p.m., with the epicenter traced…

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Lakas-Kampi-CMD leader slain in Surigao del Norte

A local leader of the administration party Lakas-Kampi-CMD was gunned down Monday morning by unidentified gunmen at Sitio Binggale, Barangay Banban, Taganaan, Surigao del Norte, according to a sketchy report reaching the police regional command and tactical operations cente…

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P1.8B Mindanao farm communities project in full swing: DAR

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said on Monday that the P1.8 billion infrastructure projects in the farm communities of Mindanao are in full swing. DAR officials said the infrastructure projects are through the Mindanao Settlement Area Development Project (MinSSAD). T…

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Caraga Region needs 2,145 PCOS machines for May 2010 polls

The Caraga or Northeastern Mindanao Region comprising five provinces and six cities needs a total of 2,145 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines for the May 10, 2010 automated national and local elections, it was learned Saturday. Composing the region are the province…

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Cong. Matugas hindi pabor sa pag-pull out ng mga militar Siagao Island, Surigao del Norte

HINDI pabor si Congressman Francisco Matugas ng District 1 sa resolusyon ng Provincial Peace and Order Council na i-pull out ang detachment ng militar sa Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. Binigyang diin nito, ang mga militar ay nagsilbing proteksiyon sa mga naninirahan ng S…

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1 ektaryang bahagi ng Parang-parang watershed sa Surigao City, tataniman ng mga kahoy

Umaabot sa 1 ektaryang bahagi ng Parang-Parang Watershed sa Surigao City balak na taniman ng mga kahoy, ito’y matapos isagawa ang Signing sa Memorandum of Agreement sa Surigao Metropolitan Water District at Rotary Club of Surigao City. Tinukoy ni Engineer Benjamin Ensomo Jr.…

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Mental health facility for Caraga

The region’s 1st Mental Health Facility will soon rise in the Caraga Region’s nickel city of Surigao. The formal groundbreaking of the site for the construction of the building was held over the weekend right behind the Surigao City Health Office. The groundbreaking ceremony …

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