2 children in Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands freed in a hostage-taking incident

A hostage situation involving a construction worker and two children was resolved by authorities in Cagdianao, Dinagat Island on Tuesday. Investigations showed that construction worker Julius Besona first held hostage 1-year-old Syril Mendez at around 7 a.m. Besona allegedl…

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DepEd commits new classroom buildings for Surigao

The Department of Education (DepEd) has committed to finance new classroom buildings intended for the elementary and secondary schools in the Surigao City DepEd Division to address the shortage of schoolrooms in the city. City Mayor Ernesto Matugas said that during his rece…

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House to remove Rep. Ecleo from roster in May

The House of Representatives will soon lose a member when Dinagat Island Representative Ruben Ecleo Jr. is removed from its roster next month. Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said the House intends to remove Ecleo from the list of 283 lawmakers when it receives the certified…

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Facebook SCAM How to See Who Viewed Your Profile Event Invitation

Once and for all, let me tell you, it is NOT. This invite is actually a SCAM. So whatever you do, don't click on it, lest you want your account to be high-jacked. Facebook has long made it clear that it won't support this feature. Quoting Facebook Help Center, Faceb…

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Mayor Matugas hugot nga misuporta sa programa sa Summer Jobs

Si Mayor Ernesto Matugas hugot nga mipakita sa iyang suporta sa programa Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) o gitawag nga “Summer Jobs” ubos sa R.A 9547. Kini gibutyag ni Mr. Rolando Uyan, ang Public Employment Service Officer (PESO), nga niadtong Marso 8-31,…

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Re-launching sa I-RICE sa Surigao nagmalampuson

Ang National Food Authority (NFA) Surigao del Norte bag-ohay pa lamang mihimo ug re-launching sa gitawag nga Iron Fortified Rice kon I-Rice didto sa Barangay Taft Gymnasium ning dakbayan. Sumala pa ni Mr. Roberto Pareja ang NFA Provincial Manager, ang maong re-launching pin…

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Police still clueless in Surigao Mayor's ambush

Authorities are still facing a blank wall in their probe into the slay try on a Surigao del Norte Town mayor last Monday, a police official said. Senior Supt. Emmanuel Talento, provincial director of the Surigao del Norte Police, said they are looking at several possible mo…

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Tagana-an Mayor survived in ambush

Tagana-an Mayor Cesar Diaz survived an ambush near the boundary of Barangays Laurel and Union, Tagana-an, this province around 11:20am Monday, April 18, 2011. According to 30th Infantry “Python” Battalion Commanding Officer LTC Erwin Rommel Lamzon, Mayor Diaz was driving hi…

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Boulevard nightcafe fails to meet expectations but city officials say it is still 'too early'

Barely six months since it opened, this city’s night cafe has failed to meet expectations. Pacifico E. Dolon, Jr., the city treasurer’s office division chief, said since it opened last November, the city earned a total of only P122,800 after the number of tenants dropped dr…

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50 Caraga policemen trained for TOPCOP tourism program

Fifty members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from Caraga Region on Friday, April 15 ended their 3-day special training course for law enforcers that will form the core of Caraga’s Tourist-Oriented Police for Community Order and Protection (TOP COP) program. The pro…

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Surigao del Norte plans new ways to boost economy

The provincial government of Surigao del Norte, along with line agencies of the government, has strengthened its strategic planning convergence to jump-start the full economic development of the province, in an effort to be more globally competitive in the years ahead. The …

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Court asked to stop Ecleo arrest

Lawyers of Dinagat Island Representative Ruben Ecleo Jr. on Thursday asked Judge Soliver Peras to defer the issuance of an arrest warrant against the embattled cult leader in relation to his parricide case. They argued that the court "may have overlooked the fact that …

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More foreign investors express interest in Surigao City

More investors have signified their intentions to put up their business in Surigao City. Early this month, two Malaysian investors namely, Lee Vui Lin and Chu Vui Fang representing the Multi Supply Corporation in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, visited the office of the Cit…

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Preparations up for 4th Siargao international game fishing tourney

Preparations are now in full gear for the 4th International Game Fishing Tournament which will be held on April 28 to May 1, 2011 in Pilar town, Siargao Island. Pilar Mayor Lucio Gonzales, in an interview, revealed that at least 80 foreign and local anglers have already con…

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SC says Dinagat Islands a legitimate province

The Supreme Court, voting 9-5 on Tuesday, Apr. 12 ruled that the islands of Dinagat make up a legitimate and constitutionally valid province, reversing a decision it issued in 2010. Officials of Surigao del Norte had fought to declare Republic Act 9355, which formed the Din…

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