DAPA, Siargao, Surigao del Norte – The Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (SDNPPO) is working diligently to ensure a safe and secure environment throughout the four-day 1st Dapa Siargao International Dragon Boat Festival from July 14 to 17. In a progress report on Monday, July 10, to...
DAPA, Siargao Islands, Surigao del Norte – This town is hosting the 1st Dapa Siargao National Dragon Boat Regatta 2023 from July 14 to 17, more than two years after the pandemic and six months after super typhoon Odette battered the island. Department of Tourism-Caraga Director Ivonnie Dumadag...
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led by Secretary Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga launched the DENR Services on Wheels here on Friday, June 23. LOYZAGA (DENR) The DENR Services on Wheels is a mobile one-stop shop that will...
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will launch Project Transform (Transdisciplinary Approach for Resilient and Sustainable Communities) here on Friday, June 23, to achieve resiliency and environmental sustainability on the...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.2 earthquake jolted Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte before dawn on Monday, June 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake occurred at 1:33 a.m. and its epicenter was 61 kilometers northeast of Burgos town in Siargao...
Authorities have rescued 38 passengers of a roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) vessel after it ran aground in the vicinity waters of Dapa, Siargao Islands in Surigao del Norte over the weekend. *A Philippine Coast Guard personnel assists passengers of ro-ro vessel MV Reina Xaviera after it ran aground off...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake jolted Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte on Friday afternoon, May 12, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The earthquake was recorded at 12:34 p.m. and its  epicenter was plotted 41 kilometers (kms) northeast...
CEBU CITY – For the people of Siargao Island, the 13th Siargao International Game Fishing Tournament held in the municipality of Pilar recently was more than just a competition. IVONNIE Beltran-Dumadag, Department of Tourism-Caraga chief, speaks during the closing and awarding ceremony of the 13th...
PILAR, Siargao Island – The 13th Siargao International Game Fishing Tournament opened on Friday, April 21, here with local and international anglers looking to outdo each other. SEN. Imee Marcos leads the ceremonial casting during the opening of the 13th Siargao International Game Fishing...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – Mayor Sol Matugas of General Luna town in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte province on Wednesday, April 19, acknowledged the police for arresting four foreign nationals, including a German police officer, involved in a public display of "lewd and obscene acts" on Sunday, April...
PILAR, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte – The 13th Siargao International Game Fishing Tournament hosted by this municipality officially kicks off on Friday, April 21. More than 60 professional anglers from different countries have registered, among them friends of Vice President Sara Duterte from...
The first ever cruise terminal in the Philippines is now under construction and is expected to open in October this year, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) disclosed on Tuesday, April 4. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the project, which is located in Barangay Jubang in Dapa,...
