Human trafficking incidents hit record high in Surigao City

The number of victims of human trafficking here in the first half of this year has reached record high. The Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. (VFFI), a non-government organization based in Lipata Port and known for its effective measures on anti-trafficking programs revealed tha…

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Angara lauds Caraga, three other regions, on wage hike

Senator Edgardo J. Angara recently lauded four regions in Mindanao, including CARAGA, for implementing their respective wage increases, saying this is an important step in securing the welfare of workers in the region and in attaining progress for resource-potent and labor-…

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Gov. Sol wants entrepreneurship taught in schools

Surigao del Norte Gov. Sol Matugas has sought the attention of the Education Department in the region to include entrepreneurship in basic education curriculum, particularly in secondary education. The local executive said teaching students to become entrepreneurs will lesse…

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Surfing Fed bares Siargao Int'l Surfing Cup

Now in its sixteenth year, the Philippine Surfing Federation will be staging the Siargao International Surfing Cup at Cloud Nine on September 24-30. Organized alongside by the Local Government of General Luna, Siargao Island, in cooperation with the Provincial Government of …

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Microsoft Access databank designing introduced to Lake Mainit LGUs

The Lake Mainit Development Alliance (LMDA) in cooperation with the Philippines-Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP) through the Philippine Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA) facilitated series of trainings on databank designing introducing …

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Bata nakuryente sa Socorro

NAKURYENTE sa kawad ng Siargao Electric Cooperative ang isang 12 taong gulang na bata sa Socorro, Surigao del Norte. Kinilala ang biktima na si Clarence Cordita, naninirahan sa Brgy. Sering sa bayan ng Socorro. Sa salaysay ng tiyuhin ng biktima na si Tonton Junquino, 9:00 ng …

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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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