Surigao City Demolition: Tension rises at market, city gov’t defers demolition of stalls beside market after vendors insist they have authority

Tension ran high Sunday at the Surigao City Public Market after traders resisted the local government’s move to demolish their stalls, all located within a public space near the market. The traders – most of whom are of Maranao descent—barricaded their stalls and hanged pos…

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Libreng medical check-up sa mga empleyado sa kapitolyo ipahigayon

Ang buhatan sa probinsya ubos sa administrasyon ni Gobernador Sol F. Matugas, mopahigayon ug libreng Panambal o medical check-up sa tanang empleyado sa kapitolyo aron mahatagan ug pag-atiman ang maayong panglawas sa mga empleyado. Tungod kay mao kini ang usa sa pinaka bug-a…

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Caraga geohazard maps finally completed

After five years in the making starting the year 2006, the 1:50,000 - scale landslide and flood susceptibility maps of Caraga Region is finally completed. Covering 55 quadrangles of the entire Region-13, the generation of rain-induced geohazard maps digitized in a Geographi…

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Editorial: Ecleo’s predicament

JUST when things turned bright for Ruben Ecleo Jr. with his election in May to the House of Representatives and his parricide case in Cebu not going anywhere, in came the Sandiganbayan exploding a bomb. The supreme master of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Associatio…

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Reinvestigation of Cuiting's case urged

The Hong Kong-based sister of a Filipino-Chinese businessman who had been missing for more than two years now after having been reportedly kidnapped in Surigao City on Jan. 7, 2009 is appealing for a re-investigation of her brother’s abduction. Through her Filipino represen…

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DepEd secretary to grace Education Summit today

Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro is set to visit the province of Surigao del Norte to attend the 2011 Education Summit which will be held at the provincial convention center, capitol compound this city on February 15, 2011. Prior to the event, Sec. L…

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123 Surigaonon couples exchange vows in Surigao City

A total of 123 couples formally exchanged marriage vows during the “Pre-Valentine’s Kasalan” held recently at the city auditorium, this city. Solemnized by City Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas, the couples accepted their marriage vows with joy and happiness expressed in their fac…

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Ecleo's motion a delaying tactic says Rep. Gonzales

Pursigido umano ang liderato ng Kamara sa pagpapasibak kay Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr., kasunod ng pinal na hatol dito ng korte sa tatlong kaso ng katiwalian. Sinabi ni House Majority Leader Rep. Neptali Gonzales na hinihintay na lamang nila ang kopya ng "cert…

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House probes Mamanwa’s 1% royalty share in Surigao City

The committee on Cultural Communities of the House of Representatives recently conducted a public hearing in Surigao City to determine the amount of royalty paid by the mining companies to the Mamanwa communities. Committee chair Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat stressed that t…

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Rep. Ecleo requests SC to block arrest warrant

Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. asked the Supreme Court on Friday to prevent the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan from implementing the warrant of arrest issued against him over graft charges. In a seven-page "extremely urgent motion," Ecleo, also "suprem…

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Surigao Norte health officials step up drive vs maternal, neonatal deaths

Health officials here continue to conduct campaign to reduce the maternal and neonatal deaths in the province. Maternal and Child Health Coordinator Rosanna Manongas of the Provincial Health Office revealed that they continue to strengthen their efforts in the conduct of in…

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Speaker: Caretaker to be named in Dinagat Islands District

House Speaker Sonny Belmonte will designate a caretaker for the soon-to be vacated district of convicted Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo, Jr. Belmonte ruled out calling for a special election for the district of Dinagat Islands. Belmonte says it is possible that district …

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Surigao Media Club prexy supports Aquino’s E.O 23

The Media Association of Surigao (MASU) President Jocelyn Ferol of RMN-DXRS strongly supports the implementation of Executive Order No. 23 signed by President Benigno Aquino III recently. Ferol is optimistic that with the action from the Aquino administration the rampant il…

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Rep. Ecleo faces arrest, House expulsion

Dinagat Islands lone representative Ruben Ecleo Jr. will lose his seat in Congress after the Sandiganbayan issued a warrant of arrest on him. House Majority Leader and Representative Neptali Gonzales said Ecleo is facing expulsion after the Sandiganbayan First Division dism…

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PNoy asks Pinoys: Help PHL bid for New 7 Wonders of Nature

President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday urged Filipinos help push the country’s bid for a spot in the search for the New Seven Wonders of Nature after a tour of the Philippines’ official entry, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP), here. The Pr…

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