Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri urged the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Friday, December 6, to urgently address the persistent power outages plaguing Siargao Island since early December. Zubiri said that this is now adversely affecting its...
BUTUAN CITY – Police have arrested the second most wanted person in General Santos City who had been hiding in the past three years in General Luna town, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province. Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (PPO) Director Police Col. Nilo T. Texon identified the...
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a Johnny-come-lately when it comes to Siargao, as we went there for the first time just last week, and it was for the wedding of a friend of Issa. But I’ll also be the latest to now proclaim that I fully get the buzz, and why it’s been a beach travel and...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized 8,060 liters of smuggled petroleum in Del Carmen, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province before dawn on Friday, October 11. Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office Director Police Col. Nilo T. Texon, in a report to Police Regional Office-13 Director Police...
Last week, I found myself working with cement and rocks to build a fish dome—a structure that will soon be placed in the ocean to aid the restoration of coral reefs. This was a new experience for me, as my work usually centers around forest conservation. Yet, this activity was equally engaging...
By MIKE CRISMUNDO BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is supporting and has allocated P2 million for the upcoming 2024 World Surfing Tournament in General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. “Yes, the DOT, through our Secretary Maria Esperanza Christina Codilla Frasco, is...
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – This island is not just a paradise for surfing aficionados but also for nature lovers. THE Moon shines over KnowWell's Homestay on Siargao Island. (Contributed photo by Noel Estrada) Siargao's land tour offers a budget-friendly way to...
A night of fun was extended to a trip to Siargao as Abegail Landicho of Federal Land Inc. became one of the lucky clients in attendance at Elev8 Media Inc.’s (EMI) Client Appreciation Night (CAN) recently held in City of Dreams Manila! One of the country’s leading Out-Of-Home (OOH)...
BUTUAN CITY – Two-thousand, one-hundred fifty college students in Siargao Island recently received educational aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). MATUGAS (center). (Photo courtesy of Rep. Bingo Matugas...
Police arrested a 63-year-old Swiss man for allegedly cracking a bomb joke at the Siargao Domestic Airport on Tuesday, March 5. The suspect, Pet, who was about to leave the island after a vacation, uttered a bomb joke twice while at the airport in Barangay Sayak, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte. He...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.3 earthquake jolted Siargao Island, Surigao del Sur on Monday morning, February 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor was recorded at 10:03 a.m. and its epicenter was 92 kilometers (kms) northeast of Siargao....
Explore the island’s biodiversity at your fingertips with “Siargao Flora & Fauna Puzzle,” an offline mobile game developed by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP). According to DOST, the app draws inspiration from the hit...
