'Butete' dish downs 7 in Anao-aon

A dish made from butete (puffer fish) downed at least seven people last Thursday in Surigao del Norte province in Mindanao. Radio dzXL on Friday night cited belated police report saying the incident occurred around 8 a.m. Thursday in Linungganan village in San Francisco (Ana…

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Update: Airphil Express to open daily flight from Cebu to Surigao; adds another flight from Manila to Surigao route

Yahoooo for the new route! Air Philippines now known as Airphil Express is opening another destination! This time the Lucio Tan group low cost carrier is opening the Cebu-Surigao daily flight service this coming November. Surfing aficionados would definitely love this news …

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Dengue cases in Caraga surge by nearly half

Cases of dengue in Caraga, a five-province zone in northeastern Mindanao, have surged by nearly half, official health reports indicate. Persons stricken with dengue — a life-threatening disease caused by mosquitoes — rose by 44 percent to 678 from January to June 14, 2010, o…

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Cinderella mayor prioritizes education

Second-termer Bacuag Mayor Sheila Mae “Cinderella” Orquina-Cebedo will give first priority to education during the duration of her second term of office. She also revealed her desire to have secondary schools in all barangays of her town. “Education is the continuous proces…

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Claver lady mayor vows to uplift the lives of townsfolk

Claver, Surigao del Norte-- With a booming mining industry in her once-sleepy town, Mayor-elect Rosemarie Mira-Gokiangkee recently vowed to uplift the lives of her constituents in Claver, Surigao del Norte. This was the assurance given by the first-ever elected lady mayor of …

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Solon urged to stop mining companies

Wary on mining firms which operate on lands covered by ancestral domain but did not pay royalty shares to the “lumads” or indigenous people who owned the same, Cong. Guillermo Romarate, Jr. recently said that he will seek for a congressional inquiry on the matter and will p…

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Caraga seen as emerging mining capital in Asia

The Caraga region is now being viewed as the emerging “mining capital” in Asia with an increasing number of foreign and domestic investors pouring capital into the local mineral industry, a ranking official of the region’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here said. Ca…

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EDITORYAL - Unsa gyuy kahimtang sa lawas ni Ecleo?

Daghan kaayong nahibulong nganong nagpabiling maayo og lawas si Supreme cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. nga unta gi-diagnose naman siya nga sama sa usa ka taliulbong bomba niadtong 2004. Ang maong teminolohiya nga sama sa usa ka “time bomb” si Ecleo, usa ka indirektang pagpasabo…

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50TH YEAR Surigao’s history

THE Mamanwa, our proto-Malay ancestors, first reached our shores some 50,000 years ago from Ceram Island in the Moluccas. Genetic studies suggest their distinct origin from other Austronesian groups in the Philippines. About 3000 BC, Nesiots (Indonesia) reached Mindanao hill…

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PCG Assists Indian Marine Officer

On or about 161014H June 10, a Filipino seaman 2nd Officer James Vilmon A Napago of M/T Aquarius Voyager of Nassau registry called CGS Surigao thru cellphone informing that one (1) of their ship’s crew 2nd Officer Cyrus Behram Aga an Indian National was sick of fever and ne…

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Folks file suit vs mining companies, DENR execs

Around 200 residents of Barangay Anislagan in Placer town, Surigao del Norte recently marched to court in Surigao City to file a case that an environment watchdog said would put to test case the New Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases. The villagers, organized as the …

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Test case on new high court rule for environment issues filed in Surigao City

Surigao City - An environmental case was filed here Tuesday, June 22 under new rules approved by the Supreme Court that took effect last April. The Anislagan Bantay Kalikasan Task Force (ABAKATAF), aided by the Legal Rights Center-Kasama sa Kalikasan (LRC-KsK), filed an inju…

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Romarate declares all out war vs. illegal activities

For his second mandate as a legislator, reelected Congressman Guillermo “Jun” Romarate, Jr. (2nd District, Surigao del Norte) will strongly campaign against the rampant proliferation of illegal activities in the city and province of Surigao del Norte. This was the message he…

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AirPhil Express Launches PHP 499 Sale in Surigao-Manila route

Airphil Express has released an Express Sale on all its routes* beginning today until June 27, 2010. Fly to any of the airline’s 21 destinations between July 1 - 30, 2010 for as low as Php499! Fly directly from Manila to Bacolod, Busuanga, Cagayan De Oro, Calbayog, Catarman,…

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Rep. Romarate calls for unity

Amidst disunity and political divisiveness brought about by the recent election, reelected Congressman Guillermo “Jun” Romarate Jr., made an appeal to all his political opponents to bring back the old camaraderie and friendship they used to enjoy. In a recent press briefing,…

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