Quarry operations continue in Surigao del Norte despite ban

Quarrying activities by illegal operators continue unabated in one of the municipalities of Surigao del Norte despite the local government’s ban on extracting sand and gravel, government officials admitted. Ivonnie B. Dumadag, head of the Provincial Environment and Manageme…

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Surigao to go strict on minor offenders, to reimpose curfew

Authorities have vowed to give more teeth to the city’s curfew ordinance against minors in a bid to arrest rising criminality purportedly committed by youngsters or minors acting as lookouts. The Surigao City Police Office (SCPO) and barangay tanods will relaunch its series…

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19 Surigao Norte towns receive ‘seal of good housekeeping’

Nineteen of 20 local government units (LGUs) in the entire province were conferred recently with the ‘Seal of Good Housekeeping’ by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in recognition of their excellent performance in local governance in their respecti…

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P208-M Siargao infra projects up for validation and evaluation

The Constructors Performance Evaluation System (CPES) team of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to conduct validation and evaluation of contractors’ performance on the recently implemented P208 million infrastructure projects in Siargao Island this A…

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DPWH Surigao Norte recipient of Road Board Project

District Engineer Linda A. Uypala of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Surigao del Norte 1st Engineering District said today that her office is a recipient of a number of projects from the Road Board program under the Motor Vehicle User's Charge (MVUC) …

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Bagong chief of police ng Surigao City, itinalaga

ITINALAGA na ang bagong Chief of Police ng Surigao City. Kinilala ito na si Police Supt. Alfonso Pagkaliwagan Jr. na dating nagsilbi na Deputy Officer ng PNP Provincial Office ng Dinagat Province. Matapos ang iilang buwan na nagsilbing Officer In Charge si Police Senior Ins…

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Task force sa Surigao City sa pagmo-monitor sa mga internet café, muling magiging aktibo

MULING magiging aktibo ang Task Force na binuo sa Surigao City sa pagmo-monitor sa mga internet cafe na hindi sumusunod sa city ordinance na nagbabawal sa mga menor de edad na papasukin at pahintulutan na maglaro ng mga computer games kahit na araw ng klase. Ito ang inihaya…

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Two NCIP officials in Caraga Region suspended without pay for one year

 Following suspension order of the Office of the Ombudsman, National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) Chairperson Zenaida Brigida Pawid ordered the two NCIP officials of Caraga Region to vacate office, relieved their responsibilities as NCIP officers and turned over …

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DPWH assures tourists of reliable access road Siargao surfing site

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Siargao District Engineer Salvador E. Montil, Jr. has ordered the removal of illegal structures along the General Luna (GL) - Catangnan road, which leads to the surfing site in the municipality of General Luna so as not to dela…

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Education caravan, panambay sa barangay ug tigum sa mga kapitanes gihimo sa lungsod sa Malimono

Intiro adlaw an tagbuhos na oras ni Gobernador Sol Matugas ug Vice Governor Arturo Carlos Egay, Jr., niadtong miaging semana didto sa lungsod sa Malimono, diin ang team capitol migikan sa syudad alas 6:00 sa buntag ug namauli gikan sa Malimono alas 6:00 sa gabii. Ang isa ka…

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‘Surigao Shakedown’ civil defense exercise held in Surigao City

The week-long civil defense exercise dubbed “Surigao Shakedown” was successfully held in the city on July 18-22, 2011. July is National Disaster Consciousness Month. The opening celebration began with the launching of the “Surigao Shakedown” with city mayor Ernesto T. Matug…

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TESDA awards P2.4M scholarship grants for Surigao Norte

The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) awarded recently around P2.4 million in scholarship grants for this school year to the province of Surigao del Norte under the Private Education Student Fund Assistance (PESFA) program. The awarding of certifi…

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NCIP Surigao Norte office now has two Provincial Directors

The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) Surigao del Norte Provincial office now has two Provincial Directors after the office Provincial Director Vicente Baldoza allegedly refused to vacate his office paving the way for newly designated OIC Randy Rosas to tempor…

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House to drop Rep. Ecleo from roll soon

The House of Representatives is going to drop Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. from its roll soon as the Supreme Court (SC) rules with finality on the three cases against him. Belmonte explained that all three cases are interrelated and that one is still pending before …

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Fire razes Cong. Romarate’s guest house in Butuan City

A fire gutted the guest house of Surigao del Norte Rep. Guillermo Romarate Jr. before noon Saturday at Casa Rivera, Kilometer 3, Barangay Libertad, this city. The lawmaker and his relative occupying the house were not around when the incident took place at 11:53 a.m. The fi…

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