BUTUAN CITY – A 19-year-old information officer and courier of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the police here on Saturday, May 30. He turned over a Colt M4 rifle, magazines, and bullets. Butuan City Police Office Director Police Col. Richie M. Yatar said the rebel returnee belonged...
BUTUAN CITY – Police Col. Richie M. Yatar on Friday assumed the post as the new Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) chief. Yatar replaced Police Col. Restituto P. Lacano Jr. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano P. Magistrado IV led the turnover of command ceremony at...
Versandear Abuzo, 33, a strawberry farmer from Butuan City, faced skepticism about growing strawberries in lowland areas, where many believed the crop would not thrive. However, Abuzo did not waver. Instead of following conventional practices, he carved his own path—proving that strawberries can...
BUTUAN CITY – The Butuan City Water District (BCWD), effective on Tuesday, lifted the water rationing it implemented here since last week, restoring normal service to consumers. Recent localized thunderstorms have boosted the water supply from BCWD’s source, the Taguibo Aquatech Solutions...
BUTUAN CITY – The Butuan City Water District (BCWD) announced the schedule of water rationing starting Saturday as the utility’s water supply continued to dip due to the absence of rain since last week. The BCWD said that as of Saturday, it was operating at 39.81 million liters per day (MLD),...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested a senior citizen and recovered suspected shabu valued at P1.4 million during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Villa Kananga here Monday night, April 20. Butuan police chief Police Col. Restituto P. Lacano Jr. said the 63-year-old...
President Marcos has declared special non-working days in May for Pulilan town and Butuan City to celebrate their respective festivals. Under Proclamation No. 1213, Marcos declared May 14 as a special non-working day in Pulilan, Bulacan, in observance of the town’s Kneeling Carabao Festival....
BUTUAN CITY – Twelve-thousand Catholic devotees are expected to join the annual Panaad Via Crucis 2026 or Way of the Cross pilgrimage in this city on Good Friday. They are expected to trek about five kilometers on a mountainside road in Barangay Anticala with the 14 Stations of the Cross. The...
BUTUAN CITY – The Butuan City Mobile Force Company (BCMFC) arrested 10 individuals allegedly involved in illegal mining during a raid in Barangay Bilay here on Monday afternoon. BCMFC chief Police Lt. Col. Randie Azote said in an interview Tuesday that the 10 suspects were caught in the act of...
BUTUAN CITY – A former supply officer for a dismantled New People 's Army (NPA) guerrilla front surrendered to police on Monday afternoon following negotiations. In a statement on Wednesday, the Butuan City police identified the surrenderer as Dabong, a resident of Barangay Durian, Las...
BUTUAN CITY – The city government of Butuan suspended face-to-face classes in public schools on Monday, Nov. 24, as precautionary measure against the possible effects of tropical depression ‘’Verbena” which approached the Caraga region. Private schools were encouraged to suspended classes....
BUTUAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) here, in a special session on Sunday, passed a resolution declaring Butuan City under a state of calamity. Under Resolution No. 17-061-2025, the SP indicated that the declaration was anchored on the severe impacts of typhoon ‘’Tino’’...
