CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Authorities arrested two drug pushers and 130 grams of suspected shabu worth P884,000 were seized in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, March 1. The identities of the suspects were temporarily withheld pending the arrest of their suppliers and their...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – Thousands of residents here as well as in the neighboring provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur fled their homes as the trough of a low-pressure area (LPA) brought heavy rains that caused flooding and landslides on Saturday, Feb. 18. As of the 10 a.m. weather...
BUTUAN CITY – Authorities arrested a suspected drug pusher and seized shabu valued at P700,000 in Barangay San Vicente here on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The lady suspect, whose identity was temporarily withheld pending the arrest of her dealer and other contacts, was an online seller here and was...
BUTUAN CITY – Police unearthed New People’s Army Improvised Explosive Devices and food supplies in a mountainous area in Purok 1, Barangay Taligaman, here on Monday, Feb. 6. Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 (Northeastern Mindanao) director Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II said information provided...
Incoming University of the Philippines (UP) President Angelo A. Jimenez took his "Pledge to the People" in Butuan City on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Incoming University of the Philippines President Angelo A. Jimenez took his oath before Barangay Captain Antonio Masamayor in Mahayahay Elementary School on...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – No special treatment will be accorded to Senior Master Sgt. Darwin Nolasco who was tagged as the primary suspect in the killing of a couple here. This was the assurance on Wednesday, Jan. 25, of Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II, director of the Police Regional Office in the Caraga...
New dealership accessibly located at the heart of Butuan City Suzuki Philippines, the country’s pioneer compact car distributor, has officially announced the re-opening of Suzuki Auto Butuan 3S in a bigger, more accessible and convenient location in the city to better service its growing...
A NEW People’s Army fighter was killed in an encounter in Butuan City on Friday, Jan. 6. (65th IB photo) BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – A New People’s Army (NPA) fighter was killed while another was wounded in an armed encounter with troopers of the 65th Infantry Battalion (IB) at the boundary of...
Local government units (LGUs) have begun preparing for possible flooding and landslides on Sunday, Dec. 11, due to Tropical Depression “Rosal.” Tropical Depression Rosal (Courtesy of DOST-Pagasa / Facebook) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said pre-emptive...
BUTUAN CITY -- Big bulk of coconut, coffee and banana growers and rice and vegetable farmers, including the small businesses in the far-flung villages are now enjoying the completed farm-to-market roads (FMRs) built under the ‘Build Better More’ Program (BBMP), resulting in a boost to the...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) upgraded its flights to Tacloban, Dumaguete and Butuan with bigger A320NEO aircraft to satisfy higher demand due to relaxed restrictions and pent-up demand for travel. The A320NEO – an environmentally friendly aircraft with less fuel emission and reduced noise, features 188...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – The chairman of Barangay Sto. Niño here was killed by still unidentified gunmen Friday, June 24, the second shooting incident involving village officials in this city in just three days. Police said the victim, Florencio Cagas, was gunned down at around 7:10 p.m. in Purok 7,...
