BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested the remaining squad commander of the New People’s Army Regional Sentro De Gravidad of the Northeastern Mindanao Regional Party Committee (NPA-RSDG, NEMRC) at Purok 5, Logdeck, Barangay San Isidro, Lianga, Surigao del Sur, on Monday night, Aug. 10. In a report to...
BUTUAN CITY – The Butuan City police shut down a dental clinic and arrested a 63-year-old woman who was caught illegally practicing dentistry in Barangay Mahogany here on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) Director Police Col. Richie M. Yatar, identified the arrested suspect as a...
AMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The No. 1 most wanted person in Caraga region was arrested in Purok 10, Barangay Poblacion, Esperanza town, Agusan del Sur province, on Sunday, Aug. 9. "The fugitive was arrested during a law enforcement operation conducted by government authorities,"...
BUTUAN CITY – Butuan City and neighboring areas suspended classes following the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Sarangani province in Southern Mindanao region on Monday, June 8. The earthquake was felt in the five provinces and six cities of the Caraga region. “To give way to the conduct...
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...
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...
