BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 (Caraga) has reported the service of arrest warrants against the primary suspect in the non-fatal shooting of Mayor Ronito Martizano of Barobo, Surigao del Sur earlier this year. In a statement on Friday, PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Marcial...
Vice President Sara Duterte called on government officials to set aside politics and focus instead on improving peace, order, and development in communities across the country. Speaking during the Araw ng Bigaan and 65th Patronal Fiesta in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, on July 8, Duterte said public...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police said on Friday that the No. 1 most wanted person in Surigao del Sur has been arrested in Purok Langka, Barangay Arorogan, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur. Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (PPO) Director Police Col. Jeffrey Lawrence D....
BUTUAN CITY – No damages were recorded in Surigao del Sur after two moderate earthquakes struck the town of Bayabas on Sunday evening and early Monday morning, May 25, officials said. The first tremor hit at around 9:19 p.m. on Sunday, located 57 kilometers northeast off the coast of Bayabas,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported three earthquakes, ranging from magnitude 5.0 to 5.5, that struck Mindanao within 24 hours, including a 5.2-magnitude offshore tremor off Davao Oriental on Monday morning, May 25. The latest quake, measuring magnitude 5.2,...
BUTUAN CITY – Indigenous people (IP) leaders in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur praised the Philippine Army for neutralizing New People’s Army (NPA) leader Edilberto Daval, alias Waco. Daval, identified as the second deputy secretary of the executive committee of the North Eastern Mindanao...
BUTUAN CITY – A high-ranking New People 's Army (NPA) leader was killed in an encounter on Monday morning in Sitio Casting, Barangay Bayan, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur. The 401st Infantry Brigade identified the slain NPA leader as Edilberto Daval, alias Bong, also known in the underground...
BUTUAN CITY – A male beaked whale was found dead in the coastal waters of Lianga, Surigao del Sur on Monday, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 13 (Caraga) said Wednesday. Edwin Igsoc, municipal agriculture officer of Lianga, said they immediately reported the finding to the...
BUTUAN CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter in San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on Friday. In a news release Saturday, the 30th Infantry Battalion (IB) identified the slain rebels as alias "Madi/Luis," the finance officer of the North Eastern Mindanao Regional...
BUTUAN CITY – A top political instructor of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Surigao del Sur has surrendered to the military, citing extreme hardships and trauma from combat encounters. In a statement on Friday, the 401st Infantry Brigade (401Bde) identified the surrenderer as alias "Ka...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter on Wednesday noon in the hinterlands of Sitio Bulacan, Barangay Bolhoon, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur. Col. Glenn Joy Aynera, commander of the 401st Infantry Brigade (401Bde), said in a statement Thursday that combined...
BUTUAN CITY – The provincial government of Surigao del Sur has implemented cost-saving protocols amid the ongoing increase in fuel costs, with measures covering official travel and moderation of costly activities to mitigate the effects of the energy crisis, officials announced Wednesday....
