Manila Mining operations in Surigao on track

Manila Mining Corporation's mining commitments in Surigao del Norte province in Mindanao are ongoing as planned, according to the disclosure filed by the company at the Philippine Stock Exchange. Manila Mining assistant corporate secretary Odette A. Javier told regulato…

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Sen. Chiz lauds investor for putting-up first mall in Surigao City

Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero was elated with the Gaisano Capital Corporation’s interest in putting-up a new investment in the city following its formal groundbreaking last week. In a press statement, Escudero thanked and appreciated the confidence of the company for putt…

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Committee approves Surigao public domain bill

After a long wait, the members of the Committee on Natural Resources in the House of Representatives, in its 15th Congress, finally approved House Bill (HB) 1719 – “An Act declaring as agricultural land certain parcels of land of the public domain situated within the city o…

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2 children drown in Bacuag resort

Two elementary students drowned over the weekend while swimming in a beach resort in Surigao del Norte, a police official said Sunday. Chief Inspector Nelly Villagarcia, information officer of the CARAGA regional police, said Marc Zauver Mula and Bryan Villaces, both Grade …

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Butuan City delegation grabs Palarong Pampook crown

Just as expected, Butuan City delegation crowned itself as the region’s premier sporting city by winning the overall title during the awarding ceremonies of the 14th Palarong Pampook on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at the Provincial Sports Complex here. Butuan City dominated in…

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Gaisano Capital holds groundbreaking rites for first mall in Surigao City

The much-awaited first multi-million Gaisano Capital Surigao Shopping Mall in the city will soon rise after the formal groundbreaking rites successfully held last Thursday, March 17. Top officers from Gaisano Capital Corporation headed by President and CEO Mr. Henry Gaisano…

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Harvard study finds that Filipinos are the world’s most gullible people

According to a study released by the Harvard Institute of Socio-Political Progression (HIS-PP), the Philippines ranks first among the world’s most gullible races. The study involved content analyses of over 500,000 historical documents from 300 different societies. The docu…

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Dinagatnons hold mass protest, ask SC to reconsider Dinagat’s provincehood

Around two thousand Dinagatnons converged at San Jose town on Saturday afternoon, March 12 asking the Supreme Court (SC) justices to reconsider their decision in declaring “constitutional” the law creating the province of Dinagat Islands. Armed with banners and streamers, o…

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Surigao business community divided over ‘mall’

The Surigao business community is apparently torn between welcoming large scale investment and the sentiments of some home-grown establishments. In a breakfast interview with outgoing Surigao Chamber of Commerce president Jake Miranda, who is now the Director and Representa…

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MinDA to put up Caraga area office, the first in Mindanao

This came, upon active consultations with Surigao City’s Jake Miranda, who is now the Director and overall representative of the Mindanao business sector at the same agency. Dir. Miranda, in the spirit of volunteerism will endeavor to establish the office without any cost …

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Kapihan sa Kapitolyo tackles budget priorities, local issues

The Kapihan sa Kapitolyo held on March 13 at the provincial capitol garden opened the topics on budget priorities and local issues in the presence of Budget Secretary Florencio Abad as the resource speaker. The activity was also graced by 1st District Rep. Francisco Matugas…

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Del Carmen website finalist for best gov't portal

The website of the Municipality of Del Carmen has been chosen as one of the five semi-finalists to the top post of “Best eLGU Website” at the prestigious 12th Philippine Web Awards (PWA). The other four are the governments of Sulu province in the Muslim autonomous region, L…

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14th Palarong Pampook opens in Surigao City

The 14th Palarong Pampook finally opened on Sunday, March 13, 2011 in Surigao City, with the region’s best and brightest student athletes from all 9 DepED divisions battling it out for pride and glory. The traditional parade of 9 participating delegations from the divisions…

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Livelihood program ni Gob. Matugas gikalipay sa DOLE Caraga Region

Gikalipay ni DOLE Assistant Regional Director Teresita Bonghanoy ang mga programa ni Gobernador Sol Matugas sa lalawigan labi na gayud ang mga programa alang sa mga mangingisda ug mga mag-uuma aron sa pag sustenir sa ilang panginabuhian. Atol sa tigum sa tanang mga mayor …

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Surigaonon named 3rd outstanding Alternative Learning System implementer

Elizabeth Sering-Larase, a Surigaonon, from the DepEd Surigao City Division was recently awarded as the Third Place Winner of the Search for the 2010 Most Outstanding Implementer Award for Alternative Learning System (ALS), a program of the Department of Education that prov…

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