A Decade of LMDA Existence… A Brief

Lake Mainit Development Alliance (LMDA) has existed for almost eleven (11) years pillared by strong partnership between provincial governments of Surigao del Norte and Agusan del Norte coupled with the support of eight (8) municipal LGUs partaking responsibilities to con…

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Sa Surigao: Nagpaparehistro sa nalalapit na SK Elections maliit lamang ang bilang ayon sa Comelec

INAMIN ng mga opisyal ng Commission on Elections sa Surigao City na maliit lamang ang bilang ng mga nagpaparehistro para sa nalalapit na eleksyon sa Sangguniang Kabataan. Ayon kay Remedios Bardon, ang Election Officer II ng COMELEC, kahit na deadline na kahapon sa mga nagpap…

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Montenegro Shipping to deploy newly acquired roro vessel to Surigao-Leyte route

Montenegro Shipping Lines Inc., one of the country’s major vessel operators, has acquired another roll-on/roll-off (Roro) vessel using National Maritime Leasing Corp.’s (NMLC) funds. Vicente Montenegro Jr., the company’s general manager, said the firm was granted a P152-mill…

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Gov. Sol orders suspension of small-scale mining operations

Gov. Sol Matugas has ordered the suspension of all small-scale mining and quarry operations in the province due to “rampant violation of environmental laws.” Matugas said she gave weight to the recommendations made by a multi-sectoral task force, which she formed to assess t…

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Lalaki, patay sa bumigay na construction site sa Surigao City

PATAY ang isang manggagawa matapos matabunan ng gumuhong lupa sa Surigao City. Kinilala lamang sa pangalang Arvin ang biktima habang mapalad namang na-rescue ang tatlong kasamahan nito. Pasado 9:00 kaninang umaga nang maganap ang insidente kung saan ginagawa ng mga biktima an…

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Census Board to settle housing, population conflicts in Surigao Norte, Agusan Norte towns

The Regional Census Coordination Board (RCCB) in Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga region) initially settled the decades old problem on the census of population and housing in contested areas comprised of two towns in Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte, government officials…

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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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