The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed gratitude to international travelers after Boracay, Palawan, and Siargao were recognized among the Top 10 Islands in Asia in the 2025 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. Boracay ranked fourth with 90.54 points, Palawan fifth with 90.23, and...
The Siargao Airport expansion, launched on Friday, Aug. 8, marks a key step in transforming the island into a world-class gateway, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Tourism growth, according to DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco, requires not only natural attractions but also strong...
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano P. Magistrado IV has ordered all station commanders to increase visibility and crime prevention measures in all tourist spots in this paradise island. “We must ensure that all...
BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Norte police reported the capture in Siargao Island of an escapee from the Davao Prison and Penal Farm on Thursday. Provincial police chief Col. Warren Dablo described the escapee as a 53-year-old resident of Barangay Cadawinonan, Dumaguete City. The fugitive was...
The sun was just rising as we touched down in Siargao, warm light stretching over coconut-lined roads and the sea. Our journey had started in Manila, with a seamless flight via Sunlight Air. After a quick layover in Cebu—where passengers disembarked and new ones came aboard, while we remained...
Summit Villas Siargao groundbreaking ceremony. Ronald Paulo, SVP, RLC – Construction Management, Mae Millo, Mega Mykon Builders, Annalyn Yap, VP, Robinsons Hotels and Resorts, Barun Jolly, SVP, Robinsons Hotels and Resorts, Haresh Hiranand, president, Hira Holdings, Inc., Seth Hiranand, managing...
(Unsplash) National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Antonio Almeda has clarified that he never meant to blame the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for the power woes on Siargao Island. Almeda gave this statement...
Power was restored on Saturday in Siargao Island after a crippling blackout that lasted 14 days. POWER was restored in Siargao Island after a faulty submarine cable was repaired. (Siarelco FB) Franchise holder Siargao Electric Cooperative said in a Facebook post that power returned after the...
BUTUAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Surigao del Norte has unanimously approved a resolution placing Siargao Island, dubbed the country’s surfing capital, in a state of calamity due to a severe power outage that began on Dec. 1. The blackout now on its 12th day as of Dec. 12 was due to...
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...
