Brownouts greet NP slate in Surigao

Rotating brownouts of five to eight hours greeted the Nacionalista Party Tuesday as it kicked off here its presidential campaign in Mindanao, but standard-bearer Manuel Villar and his running mate Loren Legarda were quick to oppose the grant of any emergency powers to Presi…

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Villar wows Surigao del Norte

Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar today kicks off his Mindanao presidential campaign in Surigao del Norte, a known bailiwick of the presidential candidate. Shortly after arriving in the province early this morning, Villar and his running mate Sen. Lor…

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PCG confirms tugboat ASTA found in Surigao

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has confirmed that the Singapore registered tugboat ASTA which was reported hijacked on February 6, 2010 off Pulau Tioman, Malaysia, was found at Loreto, Surigao del Norte on February 25. PCG cited reports that ASTA was towing a barge CALLIST…

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Mga opisyal ng Surigao, nagpasaklolo kina Villar at Legarda

Idinulog na ng mga lokal na opisyal ng Surigao City at Surigao del Norte ang problema ng palagiang brownout sa pagdating ni Presidential Candidate Sen. Manny Villar at Vice Presidential Candidate Sen. Loren Legarda ng partido Nacionalista. Ayon kay Surigao del Norte Gov. Rob…

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Renewable Energy Act, dapat nang ipatupad - Legarda

Kinalampag ni Nacionalista Party Vice Presidential candidate Loren Legarda ang pamahalaan na agaran na nitong ipatupad ang renewable energy act para tugunan ang lumalaking energy crisis. Ayon kay Legarda, maraming batas ang inaprubahan ng Kongreso para sa krisis sa enerhiya …

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Privatization ng Napocor, isinulong ni Sen. Villar

Itinulak ni Nacionalista Party Presidential candidate Manny Villar na isapribado na ang National Power Corporation para maibsan ang nararanasan ngayon krisis sa elektrisidad. Ito ang nakikitang solusyon ni Sen. Villar kaugnay sa patuloy na paglawak ng problema sa elektrisida…

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Business, political leaders want PGMA's emergency powers to solve Mindanao energy crisis

Mindanao power stakeholders,including congressmen and governors, have called for the granting of emergency powers to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo due to worsening power crisis in the southern island. Seeing the need for a drastic move to solve power shortage from 6 to …

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Residents in Surigao provinces, islands heave sigh of relief after Tsunami scare

Thousands of Surigaonons including local officials heaved a sigh of relief late Sunday afternoon after the government lifted the tsunami alert. Several residents went back to their respective homes late Sunday afternoon while others did so Monday morning. The provincial, mun…

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El Niño to last up to June, says PAG-ASA

The gradual decrease in sea surface temperature is expected to still be within the El Niño threshold and likely to sustain its moderate strength as it continues in its mature stage which will last up to June 2010. Thus revealed Ricardo Mercado, Officer-in-Charge of the Phil…

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Pilar CeC gears up to become island ICT hub

Mayor Lucio Gonzales is delighted to have Pilar, one of the towns in the island of Siargao, Surigao del Norte, as one of the Community eCenter (CeC) beneficiaries for this year. The town's selection means a great deal to its constituents. Pilar has no Internet café or f…

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Surigao Norte's Bonok-bonok contingent grand champ in 2nd Calagan Festival

The Bonok-bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw contingent of Surigao del Norte represented by Surigao del Norte National (SNNHS) walked away proud from this year's Calagan Festival after bagging the most coveted crown in the competition held Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at the Provinc…

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14 hurt in Surigao del Norte road accident

At least 14 persons were critically injured when a passenger jeep accidentally flipped over into the highway Sunday morning at Sitio Iba, Barangay Datu, Pilar town, Surigao del Norte, police reported Tuesday. Police identified the victims as Edelito Salvalosa Magallanes, 26…

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2 kawani ng Tubod, Surigao Del Norte, kritikal sa pamamaril

PINAGBABARIL ng mga hindi pa nakikilalang suspek ang dalawang mga kawani ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Tubod, Surigao Del Norte. Kinilala ang mga biktima na sina Cherry Margarita Gomonit, 40-anyos at Charlo Betita, 30-anyos. Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon ng mga otoridad, bago pa n…

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Mayor Casurra ng Surigao city, may hamon sa kanyang mga kritiko

Nagsalita na si Surigao city mayor Alfonso Casurra hinggil sa mga balitang suportado siya ng New Peoples Army. Sinabi ni Casurra na simula nang pumasok siya sa pulitika ay ito na ang palaging ibinabato sa kanya para sirain ang kanyang kandidatura. Sa kabila nito, sinabi ni Ca…

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Comelec to delay printing of ballots for Dinagat Islands, Special polls also likely if Supreme Court dissolves province with finality

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will try to delay as long as practicable the printing of ballots for Dinagat Islands, the province dissolved by the Supreme Court last week, to reflect any revisions in the list of candidates. Consequently, the printing of ballots for Su…

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