BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – At least 32 water bird species are found thriving inside the monitoring site in Lake Mainit stretching across the towns of Jabonga and Kitcharao in Agusan del Norte province, highlighting the need for sustained ecological preservation. WHITE Browed Crake (DENR CENRO Tubay FB)...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) launched its relief aid operations in flood-hit Palawan province, where some 2,295 residents received packs of rice. (OVP photo) Photos were posted on Vice President Sara Duterte’s Facebook page on Wednesday, Jan. 11, showing officials and volunteers...
Through its “Sasakyan ng Karunungan” initiative, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Caraga conducted a digital literacy training for the Higaonon tribe in Las Nieves, Agusan Del Norte. The act, according to the department, was launched through the joint...
A rookie congressman wants to include the area of municipal waters as an additional factor in determining the share of each local government unit (LGU) in the National Taxes Allocation (NTA), which is also known as Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA). (Unsplash) For this purpose, Agusan del Norte 2nd...
BUTUAN CITY – Incumbent officials of this region’s frontier and capital city of Butuan and Agusan del Norte province are showing the way in the counting of votes. Incumbent City Mayor Engr. Ronnie Vicente C. Lagnada (NP) garnered 97,992 votes against his rival Norbert Pagaspas of the PDP-Laban...
BUTUAN CITY – The government security forces seized bomb-making components from Communist New People’s Army Terrorists (CNTs) after a fierce firefight in Tagbuaya area, Barangay Bangonay, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte. Shown in photo are some of the bomb-making materials of the CPP-NPA that were...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Tuesday, March 29, the completion of the Sacol Riverbank slope protection project in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, which it said, will serve as locals’ protection from strong river currents, especially during typhoons and heavy...
By Terence Ranis A man wanted in Agusan Del Norte for violation of Republic Act 9262, the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children, was arrested in a condominium along Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila, on Friday, March 4. Brig. Gen. Leo "Paco" Francisco, Manila Police District (MPD) director, identified...
Widening works of Cabadbaran Bridge along Daang Maharlika in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte are expected to be completed before the year ends, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. Cabadbaran Bridge (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) The improvement of the bridge located along the...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Agusan del Sur on Sunday evening, Aug. 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the epicenter of the earthquake was traced at 9 kilometers (km) northeast of Santa Josefa, Agusan del Sur at around 10:52...
A coastal village in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte has now a sturdier protection over life-threatening storm surges with the completion of a P102.8-million seawall in the area. NEW SEAWALL -- A new seawall in a village in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte was recently completed, replacing the old structure in...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has inaugurated the newly constructed "Malasakit Hall" of the Butuan Airport. (Photo from the Department of Transportation) The Malasakit Hall is a one-stop shop transient spot for the flying public specifically designed to provide comfort and...
