BUTUAN CITY – Sixty-six former New People’s Army fighters in the Caraga region received cash assistance from the government in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, on Wednesday, March 6. INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (seated fourth from left) leads the turnover of...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P2.3 million in a buy-bust operation in Surigao City on Friday, March 1. The 51-year-old suspect, a high-value individual and a top priority target in the illegal drugs trade, yielded seized 21 sachets of shabu weighing a total of 352 grams....
BUTUAN CITY – The most wanted person in Surigao del Sur was apprehended on Friday, March 1, after six years of hiding in Taguig City. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft said Rol, 30, a resident of Marihatag, Surigao del Sur, arrested by the combined...
Phivolcs A 5.9-magnitude offshore earthquake struck near Surigao del Sur on Friday afternoon, March 1, based on the preliminary data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which was recorded at 5:29 p.m., had its epicenter 75 kilometers...
BUTUAN CITY – No injury or damage was reported in a magnitude-5.6 earthquake that jolted Surigao del Sur on Thursday morning, February 29, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said. EPICENTER of the magnitude-5.6 earthquake that shook Surigao del Sur on...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 awarded the Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting (PNP Wounded Personnel Medal) to a police officer from the Surigao City Police Office who was wounded in an encounter with a gang who robbed a cement company in Surigao City early this month. POLICE Regional...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police nabbed a 29-year-old man listed as the most wanted person in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon region or Region 4-A in Carrascal town, Surigao del Sur province. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B....
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.3 earthquake rocked Surigao del Sur on Friday morning, February 2. EPICENTER of the earthquake. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 5:35 a.m. and its epicenter was 92 kilometers (kms)...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.1 earthquake rocked Surigao del Sur province on Monday afternoon, January 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 3:37 p.m. and its epicenter was 133 kilometers (kms) northeast of Hinatuan town,...
DAVAO CITY – A town in Surigao del Norte has expressed interest in hosting a massive government housing program. The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) and San Benito, Surigao del Norte Mayor Maria Gina Menil recently discussed the implementation of...
BUTUAN CITY – Residents of Hinatuan town in Surigao del Sur province panicked when a strong earthquake struck the area on Wednesday night, January 17. Surigao del Sur Gov. Alexander T. Pimentel and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) reported no damage and...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 5.7-magnitude aftershock that hit Surigao del Sur at 8:31 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Phivolcs Phivolcs said the tremor, which occurred at a shallow depth of 23 kilometers (km), was an aftershock of the magnitude 7.4 quake...
