Caraga mining firms commit to P-Noy’s nat’l greening program

By Vanessa Almeda Mining companies in the region have committed to join the national greening program of the Aquino government with the signing of a memorandum of agreement wherein their employees, officials and the host communities will plant at least 10 trees for every ind…

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Commentary: Pupil's attitude towards his lesson and moral values

By JOSE C. ESPINILE First, we go to school in order to learn. And it is expected that teachers give assignments, projects, research and reports so that aside from the learnings they have imparted inside the classroom, we will also learn from our own efforts. Many students fin…

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Dinagat, Surigao Norte ports up for rehab: DOTC allots P93.8M to improve sea ports

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has allotted P93.8 million to improve several ports in the country in anticipation of increased commercial shipping activities.  In a statement posted on its website, Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar R…

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Barbers eyes running for senator

The Nationalista Party has been invited by the Liberal Party and the United Nationalist Alliance to coalesce with them in next year’s Senatorial elections, NP member and former Surigao del Norte Rep. Ace Barbers, said recently. Barbers, who was in Bacolod City recently, ho…

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Socorro leaders switch allegiance

By Jun Lira SURIGAO CITY --  In a dramatic move which recently stunned political observers and analysts, fourteen major political allies of former governor Robert “Ace” Barbers from the town of Socorro, Surigao del Norte, have deserted Abante Surigao and switched allegiance…

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Recruitment consultant warns of recruitment scam by a Surigao engineer

A recruitment and migration expert warned the public today of a recruitment scam being perpetrated by a Surigao engineer who has a construction company in Kandahar,Afghanistan. Emmanuel S. Geslani, spokesman for the Filipinos in Afghanistan who was instrumental in helping …

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Gordon leads turnover of basic disaster response equipment, first aid kits to Surigao Norte

Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon on Saturday led the turn-over of basic disaster response equipment and first aid kits to six barangays in Surigao del Norte.  The event was held at Andres G. Acelo Gym in Claver town attended by t…

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Sol increases pay of local teachers

By Jun Lira Making true to her commitment of improving the lot of local school board teachers, Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Forcadilla-Matugas recently ordered a second-round increase on mentors’ honorarium which would benefit one hundred seventy two elementary and seconda…

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Surigao City, Surigao Norte join in nationwide celebration of 114th Independence Day

The city of Surigao and the province of Surigao del Norte joined today, June 12 with the rest of the cities and provinces all over the country in observance of the 114th Independence Day Celebration with the theme “Kalayaan: Pananagutan ng Bayan para sa Tuwid na Daan.”  At e…

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Join our Social Media Day 2012 in Surigao City

A volunteer group of professionals in the field of information technology  in Surigao City invites you to celebrate the revolution of media dubbed as Social Media Day meetup on June 30. Volunteer Team Leader Chester Clark Yee said the local meetup will be held at Kody’s Music…

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Labor leaders picket 2 Novo branches in Surigao City

By Vanessa Almeda SURIGAO CITY (10 June) –  While motorists shied away from the streets during the pre-Pacquiao fight Sunday,  about a hundred  labor leaders from the National Council of the Kilusang Mayo Uno picketed two branches of the Novo Jeans and Shirts retail shop alo…

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COMELEC junks Barbers’ protest

By Jun Lira After two years of causing confusion in the minds of thousands of Surigaonon electorates, the issue of alleged ‘HOCUS-PCOS’ floated by defeated gubernatorial candidate Robert “Ace” Barbers was recently put to rest with the dismissal of his election protest again…

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Mining firms told to clean up Claver Bay, ‘chocolate river’ by 2013

By Vanessa Almeda Mining companies operating along Claver Bay have until next year to clean the coastlines and the “chocolate river” of Hayanggabon, the House committee on natural resources declared. Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Philip Pichay gave the marching orders t…

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Businesses losing tens of millions to blackouts

By Eugenio Lira, Jr. Surigao City – Tens of millions per month were lost by business establishments in Surigao del Norte which were affected by the recurrent power blackouts which hit Mindanao for several months already until now. Willie Gan, president of Surigao Chamber of…

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