Author: Mike Crismundo
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3,800 families affected as ‘Auring’ starts onslaught in Caraga
BUTUAN CITY – Three thousand, eight-hundred fifty-eight families or 14,233 individuals have been affected as tropical storm “Auring” (international name “Dujuan”) began pounding Northeastern Mindanao or the Caraga region with heavy rains and winds Sunday.
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Butuan, Agusan del Sur rescuers on standby for ‘Auring’
BUTUAN CITY – Rescue teams from the Butuan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) and Agusan del Sur DRRMC are closely monitoring the water level in the mighty Agusan River as tropical storm “Auring” unleashed heavy rains prior to its landfall Sunday.
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10,000 flee ‘Auring’ in Caraga
BUTUAN CITY – Tropical storm “Auring” (international name “Dujuan”) has affected or displaced close to 8,000 families or 10,000 individuals in various parts of Northeastern Mindanao or Caraga region where the weather disturbance is expected to make landfall Sunday.
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Caraga region braces for Storm ‘Auring’
BUTUAN CITY – All rescue teams of different Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (DRRMCs) in Northeastern Mindanao or Caraga region are gearing up for "Auring" Friday, February 19, which has already developed into a tropical storm.
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With no money to spend for a decent burial, father decides to burn dead son’s body in Butuan City
A man who could not to bury his son the traditional way decided to burn his son’s body shortly after dying of an undetermined illness.
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₱161-M rice program allotted to farmers in Caraga region for CY 2021
The Department of Agriculture (DA) allocated P161 million of agriculture interventions to rice farmers in Caraga region for CY 2021.
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Police repulse NPA attack on police station in Surigao del Norte
BUTUAN CITY – Police personnel of the Sison Municipal Police Office (SMPO) repulsed an attack launched by a band of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels on Thursday, January 28, in Surigao del Norte.
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4.2-magnitude quake jolts Davao Oriental
BUTUAN CITY - A 4.2-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Oriental province in Southern Mindanao region Wednesday morning, January 27, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
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Caraga region records 95 new COVID-19 cases
BUTUAN CITY – Northeastern Mindanao, or the Caraga region, recorded 95 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, according to health authorities Monday, January 25.
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1 NPA killed, other rebels wounded in Agusan clash with AFP
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) fighter was killed, while an undetermined number of other terrorist rebels were believed wounded, in a fierce gun battle between government forces and Communist insurgents in the hinterland area of Barangay Segunda in Esperanza town, Agusan del Sur province, military reported Saturday, January 23.
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Troops, NPA collecting revolutionary taxes clash in Misamis Oriental
BUTUAN CITY – Government troops clashed with a band of New People’s Army rebels collecting revolutionary taxes in the hinterlands of Barangay San Juan, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental Wednesday.
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Man arrested in Butuan for firing gun outside convenience store
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested a 50-year-old man for firing a gun outside a convenience store here last Wednesday.
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Caraga tallies 56 new COVID cases
BUTUAN CITY – Northeastern Mindanao or the Caraga region recorded 56 new coronavirus disease cases with six deaths Thursday.
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161 corn and coconut farmers in Agusan receive cash, food assistance
A total of 161 corn and coconut farmers from Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte received the cash and food assistance from the government.
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Tribal leaders to join in hunt for NPA liquidation squads in Surigao del Sur
BUTUAN CITY – Leaders of an Indigenous Peoples (IPs) group are ready to help the government, particularly the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), to hunt down members of reported New People’s Army (NPA) liquidation squads.
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NPA amazon killed, another wounded rebel captured in Surigao del Norte
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) female rebel was killed while another wounded amazon was captured in a gun battle with elements of the 30th Infantry Battalion (30th IB) in the hinterlands of Barangay Camam-onan, in Gigaquit town, Surigao del Norte province on Wednesday, January 13.
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3 children drown, another missing while fishing in Cabadbaran river
BUTUAN CITY – Three children drowned while another remains missing due to rampaging flood waters in Cabadbaran River in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte.
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PH Red Cross opens bio-molecular lab in Surigao City
BUTUAN CITY - The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opened a bio-molecular laboratory in Surigao City on Wednesday, January 13.