A touch of tabon-tabon, a taste of tapul

They call it pidjanga, a very thin, very flat pancake consisting of fish -- tiny, newly hatched fingerlings of freshwater white goby (or bi-ya in Tagalog), salted, dried in clumps on banana leaves and dipped in boiling hot oil for five seconds to get that delicate crispines…

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'New mayors should learn from most competitive cities'

MANILA, Philippines --The cities of Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Dagupan have been named as the most competitive cities outside Metro Manila in the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2009 (PCCRP) of the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center. The study, which…

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Surigao solon receives 3.4M equipment from TESDA

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Caraga Region turned-over P3.4 Million worth of equipments to 1st District Cong. Francisco Matugas. In a ceremonial turn-over held Monday, July 19 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel, TESDA Reg’l Director Florencio…

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Surigao Mayor meets farm managers

The Honorable City Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas (ETM) was warmly welcomed by farmers of the four (4) mainland districts during his first scheduled meeting with farm managers on July 14, 2010. Very shortly after his arrival, City Mayor Nitoy T. Matugas in his message told the enr…

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Gov. Sol Matugas serious in curbing illegal drugs

Governor Sol Matugas recently made known her commitment to put an end to the proliferation of illegal drugs in the province in spite of the fact the said underground industry flourished under the protection of syndicates. She revealed her official stand after being asked by…

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Surigao Norte Lady Governor asks SP’s support on HEALS agenda

Governor Sol Matugas has asked members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) for support on her development agenda and platform dubbed as HEALS which stands for Health, Education and Environment, Agriculture and Aquaculture, Livelihood and Tourism, Spiritual Renewal, Senior …

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Infant treated for burns receives cash assistance from prov’l gov’t

Gov. Sol Matugas personally visited the 7-month old Baby Angel who was treated for burns after falling from a frying pan last Tuesday, July 6. The lady governor made an unscheduled visit to the victim at Caraga Regional Hospital Monday afternoon, July 12 to personally see th…

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Surigao needs to be ‘healed’

Surigao del Norte ( July 13) - For the province to recover from its shameful tag as one of the poorest provinces in the country, there is an urgent need to inject the right medicine to cure its abject poverty – thereby healing its lingering illness of economic uncertainty a…

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Against the odds

Jade Ecleo’s victory on becoming the Vice-Governor of Dinagat Islands is an example of the ability of people to rise from the ashes and survive the obstacles and hardships of the 2010 elections. Jade wanted to take the gubernatorial seat again to have continuity for her pro…

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Ecleo Jr. attends House seminar with GMA, Imelda et al

A homicide suspect, who is out on bail, was also a head turner in the neophytes' seminar at the House of Representatives on Thursday. A radio dzMM report said on-lookers were surprised when Ruben Ecleo Jr. attended the seminar for neophyte congressmen, which included for…

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Surigao Norte School Board Teachers to receive 100% increase

A total of 82 school board teachers in the entire Surigao del Norte and Siargao DepEd Divisions will be hired under the School Board Program for a P3,000 increase in their monthly salaries, Gov. Sol Matugas said during the launching of Kapihan sa Kapitolyo held Friday, July…

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Surigao Gov sets launching of Kapihan sa Kapitolyo on Friday

Surigao del Norte - In an effort to provide a venue for interaction between the local government, its stakeholders and the local media, the provincial government here is launching its regular monthly forum “Kapihan sa Kapitolyo,” on Friday, July 9, 2010. Gov. Sol Matugas w…

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Infant treated for burns after falling into frying pan

Doctors in a hospital in Surigao City are now rushing to save the life of a seven-month-old baby who suffered serious burns after falling into a frying pan. The female infant suffered second-degree burns in the face and half of her body, after her mother accidentally dropped…

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Comelec set to buy 1,084 PCOS; 128 slated for Dinagat Islands Special Poll

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to purchase P52 million worth of Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines equivalent to 1,084 units. It was earlier reported that the poll body would buy only 487 units for $4 million (approximately P189 million at $1 to P46) t…

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Construction of $1.3-billion coal-fired power plant in Surigao underway

Economic boom is expected in this town as the construction of the $1.3 billion coal-fired plant here is already in full swing, it was learned Monday. Adding to the burgeoning economic activity here is the hiring of some 4,000 construction workers as the implementation of the…

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