Mild quakes rock Surigao, other areas in Mindanao

Two moderate tremors rocked some parts of Mindanao on Saturday and Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Monday. There was no report of any damage or casualty during the series of earthquakes, according to the Office of Civil Defen…

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I.P.I. Foundation donates wheelchairs to Siargaonons

THE International Pharmaceuticals Inc. Foundation has given away a total of 150 non-collapsible wheelchairs to physically challenged individuals in the Visayas and Mindanao. Some of the wheelchairs were shipped from Cebu City to Siargao through the assistance and support of …

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Caraga Wage Board approves new wage order

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) here, after thorough deliberation on July 28, 2010, approved the new wage order which provides an increase of 10 pesos to basic wage and 10 pesos from the 23 pesos Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) under Wage Order …

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Surigao Norte SP, inirekomenda ang pagpapa-relieve sa warden ng District Jail

INIREKOMENDA ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Surigao del Norte ang pagpapa-relieve sa Warden ng District Jail na si Senior Inspector Nelson Sumando. Ito’y matapos naunang nagreklamo ang Women’s Group ng Gabriela sa probinsiya sa ipinatutupad na Strip Inspection. Ayon kay Surig…

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Patay natagpuan sa Brgy. Mabua, Surigao City

NATAGPUAN ang isang bangkay ng lalaki sa Brgy. Mabua, Surigao City. Kinilala ang biktima na si Analorato Rasonabe Doquila, 53 taong gulang at naninirahan sa Purok 4 Brgy. Mabua, sa nasabing lungsod. Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon ng mga otoridad, ang biktima kasama ang apat pang…

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Housing Project: Mayor Nitoy's Gift to City Hall Employees

The Honorable City Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas revealed his plan to put up a Housing Project for City Hall Employees during Monday’s flag raising ceremony last August 9, 2010. ETM hopes that city hall employees will avail of this project. Mayor Nitoy said, the site of this proj…

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P 282 Million loans released to micro entrepreneurs in Caraga Region

A total of P 282,134,650 loans have been released to 21,123 micro entrepreneurs in Caraga region through the Rural Micro Enterprise Promotion Program (RuMEPP). The loans averaging at P15,000 per micro entrepreneur were availed from RuMEPP’s partner micro finance institutions…

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Surigaonon boxer joins in PBF title fight in Maasin August 16

The City of Maasin in Southern Leyte will host a Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) featherweight title fight between defending champion Adonis Aguello of Maasin versus Victor Man-on of Bohol. Supporting bouts include Jun Ferando of Maasin versus Tata Ricablanca of Surigao i…

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Siargao Island losing tourist visitors due to high fees, says Tourism Council prexy

The island of Siargao is losing the would-be visitors because of its high fees of tourism activities in the surfing capital. Newly inducted president of Provincial Tourism and Development Council (PTDC) Johann Jake Miranda said he received a number of complaints by some res…

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Surigao Norte solon unveils more tourism destinations in Siargao

Another tourism destination is set to be developed in the island of Siargao, 1st District Congressman Francisco Matugas has recently unveiled the Mangrove fishing project in the municipality of del Carmen. Cong. Matugas, in an interview with local media said he is now on th…

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Surigao gears for int'l surfing competition

The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the local government of Surigao are in the thick of preparations for the 16th International and National Surfing Cup next month. The tournament is part of the “Siargao Surfing Festival 2010” which was formally launched in General Luna, Sur…

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Surigao Norte gov opens 1st Siargao Surfing Festival, DOT vows support to local tourism

“Enjoy and earn,” this was the message of Governor Sol F. Matugas during the launching of the 1st Siargao Surfing Festival to the people of Siargao on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at the Paseo de Cabuntog, Gen. Luna in Siargao Island. The lady governor explained that they purpos…

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Speaker wants to know status of cult leader-turned-solon

Just how did cult leader Ruben Ecelo Jr. get out of jail and into the halls of Congress? Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. wants to find out. Prompted by a Philippine Daily Inquirer report saying that Ecleo was allowed to leave jail because of severe heart ailment even though t…

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Mining firm pays P72.5 million to IPs from 2006 to 2008

SURIGAO CITY – Taganito Mining Corporation, now under the Nickel Asia Corporation Group of Companies, has paid a total of P72.5 million to the Mamanwa, the indigenous peoples on whose ancestral domain the mining firm operates in Claver, Surigao del Norte. Jane Urbanek, Grou…

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Prosecution wants Ecleo to be their witness

TO find evidence to cancel his bail, prosecution lawyers have asked the court to summon cult leader and Dinagat Island Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. to serve as their witness. But the Philippine Benevolent Missionary Association leader’s lawyer, Orlando Salatandre, assailed the reque…

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