Court freezes withdrawal of P7.34-M Mamanwa tribes’ fund in Surigao del Norte banks

Judge Francisco F. Maclang of the Butuan City Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 3 ordered Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) Surigao City Branch and the Cantilan Bank of Claver, Surigao del Norte Branch to stop releasing the P7.34-million Mamanwa Tribes’ fund deposited in …

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Recto: Additional representation for teachers, govt employees in GSIS board

In a bid to address the mounting complaints of government employees on poor services and inefficient system at the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Sen. Ralph Recto is pushing to increase their representation in the GSIS Board to give them more voice and influenc…

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House Commitees got no copy of resolution yet to probe 3 Surigao mining firms, NCIP execs

Two house committees tasked to conduct congressional inquiry on alleged connivance of three mining firms and two local officials of the National Commission on the Indigenous People (NCIP) claimed the Congress House Rules Committee has not yet officially forwarded to them th…

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Report on arrested wanted person in Claver

One Ronnie Delijero y Guiritan, 21 years old, single and resident of Sitio Dalit, Brgy San Isidro, Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte was apprehended by PNP elements of Claver Municipal Police Station led by SPO3 Sabino M Pagasian by virtue of WOA for frustrated murder docketed und…

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3,861 Surigaonons avail of Philhealth services in Surigao City

3,861 Surigaonons avail of Philhealth services in Surigao City In behalf of City Mayor Ernesto Matugas, Vice-Mayor Danilo C. Menor in his short message revealed that the Matugas administration strongly supports the program of Philhealth. Vice-Mayor Menor said their administra…

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2 Caraga solons seek probe on alleged connivance over ancestral domain row in Surigao Norte town

Surigao del Norte Congressmen Guillermo Romarate Jr. (2nd-District) and Francisco Matugas (1st-District) have filed a proposed House resolution seeking an inquiry on a complaint of alleged connivance of three mining firms and officials of the National Commission on the Indi…

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Salisi Gang, ninakawan ang isang tindahan ng cellphone sa Surigao City

UMAABOT sa P100, 000 ang halaga ng mga cellphones ang ninakaw ng pinaghihinalaang miyembro ng Salisi Gang sa Surigao City. Sa sumbong ni Willie Zhou, 33 gulang, isang Chinese national at may-ari ng Z and L Marketing sa Kaimo St. sa lungsod, diumano’y 46 na cellphone ang nak…

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PBMLP Pushes More Investments, Support to P-Noy's Development Agenda

The business agenda of the new leadership of the Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines to all provincial legislative body is to attract more investments that make the respective provinces more economically globally competitive in the years ahead. The new leaders…

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Kaso ng dengue sa Surigao City, bumaba na

UNTI-UNTING bumaba na ang kaso ng dengue sa Surigao City. Ito ang inamin ni Dr. Aldine Morales, ang city health officer. Tinukoy nito, umaabot na lamang sa 25 ang nagpositibo sa dengue virus ngayong buwan, kung ikumpara noong nakaraang buwan na umabot sa 48. Binigyang-diin ni …

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4 Filipinos face off in Siargao Int'l Surfing Cup finals

The echoes of the time buzzer ended Tuesday morning for the last heat of this year’s Siargao International Surfing Cup in Cloud 9, General Luna. Of the 36 competing surfers who joined this year’s longest running surfing competition, only 4 finalists qualified for the last ro…

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Mild quake hits parts of Surigao

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook parts of Surigao del Norte at 9:39 a.m. Monday. The quake struck 85 kilometers northeast of Surigao City and had a depth of 10 kilometers. It was felt at Intensity 4 in Socorro, Surigao del Norte, Intensity 3 in Surigao City and General Luna, …

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Water shortage feared in Surigao, local water district urges Surigaonons to conserve water

Surigaonons may experience severe water problems due to the aggravating impacts of dry season. This was the warning issued by Surigao Metropolitan Water District (SMWD) Gen. Manager Benjamin Ensomo, Jr. recently. In a press statement, Ensomo urged the water concessionaires i…

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RP's surfing capital Siargao holds int'l tourney

It’s the time of the year again when locals and tourists find another reason to converge on the beach and watch some of the most awesome stunts executed by the world’s best surfers. A total of 36 top surfers from 8 countries are competing in this year’s 16th Siargao Internat…

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Cops seize boat loaded with illegally-cut lumber in Dinagat Islands province

Police intercepted a motorboat loaded with 5,00 board feet of illegally-cut and sawn lumber in the seawater along coastal Barangay Poblacion of Libjo town in the province of Dinagat Islands on Friday evening. A report by the Caraga Police Regional Information Office here hea…

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NEA lends P24M to Siarelco to improve facilities

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has allowed the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to lend P24 million to Siargao Island Electric Cooperative Inc. (Siarelco). “The loan to be secured by Siarelco — which services the electricity needs of Siargao Island in th…

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