BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Health in Caraga (DOH-13) reported on Monday the first firecracker-related injury in the region since the start of the Yuletide season. In a statement, DOH-13 said the victim is a nine-year-old boy from Surigao City in Surigao del Norte province who sustained an...
BUTUAN CITY – A total of 220 recruits officially joined the ranks of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 (Caraga) and began their six-month mandatory training under the Public Safety Basic Recruit Course on Tuesday. “The 220 new police officers were part of the 1,413 applicants, of whom 1,056...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The start of the nine-day “Simbang Gabi” or dawn Masses in the Caraga region on Dec. 16 was generally peaceful. Police Regional Office-13 Public Information Office (RPIO) chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer attributed this to the deployment of...
The low-pressure area (LPA) being monitored east of the country now has a high chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within the next two days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday, Dec. 2. PAGASA weather specialist Chenel...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 said that the Trillion Peso March 2.0 on Sunday, Nov. 30, in the Caraga region was generally peaceful. Two rallies were conducted. One was held in Surigao City, at the Saint Paul University Surigao, secured by 200 lawmen...
BUTUAN CITY – Tropical depression "Verbena" affected 47,473 individuals or 15,542 families in the Caraga region, disaster officials reported Tuesday. In a report, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-13 said 15,542 families from 69 barangays felt the storm 's impact,...
Tropical Depression (TD) “Verbena” disrupted communities across the Visayas and Mindanao on Tuesday, Nov. 25, affecting close to 47,000 individuals and forcing widespread evacuations as floods and landslides hit several provinces, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
BUTUAN CITY – Operations of all vessels and watercraft in Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Norte, Dinagat Islands and Siargao Island were temporarily suspended by the Philippine Coast Guard starting Friday evening as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
BUTUAN CITY – The government has distributed 62,911 family food packs to families affected by typhoon ‘’Tino’’ in the Caraga region. Department of Social Welfare and Development-Caraga Quick Response Teams led by Regional Director Mari-Flor Dollaga and Assistant Regional Director for...
BUTUAN CITY – Victims of typhoon “Tino” in the Caraga region have received P35 million worth of assistance from the government through local government units (LGUs). The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Caraga through the Quick Response Team has delivered two wing vans filled with...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development is conducting relief operations for victims of typhoon ‘’Tino’’ in the Caraga region. Thousands of family food packs are being distributed by DSWD Caraga Field Office Quick Response Teams headed by DSWD 13 Regional Director...
BUTUAN CITY – Typhoon ‘’Tino’’ has forced nearly 80,000 individuals from their homes in the Caraga region, with thousands taking shelter in evacuation centers ahead of its landfall Monday evening. The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Tuesday that 43,662...
