BUTUAN CITY – Thousands of residents fled their homes for temporary shelter as tropical storm (TS) ‘’Basyang’’ battered the Caraga region on Thursday. PAGASA reported that the storm made landfall in Bayabas, Surigao del Sur around 11:50 p.m. Thursday. As of 5 a.m. Friday, the State...
BUTUAN CITY – Personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-13 (Caraga) have released a rescued Philippine hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis) at the buffer zone of the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary. A resident of Barangay Magaud, Loreto, Agusan del Sur, Benjie Geral...
BUTUAN CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in the Caraga suspended classes and work on Thursday as tropical storm ‘’Basyang’’ approached the region. Weathermen expect the storm to make landfall in Surigao del Sur between tonight and Friday morning. In Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, Mayor...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-13 (Caraga) has activated Quick Response Teams (QRT) for tropical cyclone “Basyang.” It is coordinating with local disaster risk reduction and management offices in different local government units to ensure that enough relief...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Army 10th Infantry Division is targeting full insurgency-free status in Northeastern Mindanao or the Caraga region this year, with seven municipalities still awaiting administrative clearance for formal declaration. Speaking during the Davao Peace and Security Press...
BUTUAN CITY – Acting Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said Thursday there is no information that fugitive businessman Charlie "Atong" Ang is hiding in the Caraga region. Nartatez made the statement in a press conference at the Police Regional...
BUTUAN CITY – Police said the Feast of Santo Niño (Child Jesus) in Barangay Libertad here on Sunday, Jan. 18, was generally peaceful. Police Regional Office-13 Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer credited this to the collaborative efforts of law enforcement...
The Police Regional Office-13 said on Thursday that the New Year in the Caraga region was generally peaceful. “No untoward incidents were recorded,” said PRO-13 Regional Public Information Office Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer. “Our proactive security measures helped a lot,” she said. The...
The Police Regional Office-13 on Tuesday inspected firecracker display zones and authorized sellers in Butuan City and Agusan del Norte province. PRO-13 chief Police Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano P Magistrado IV checked business permits, seller authorization, and compliance with safety regulations....
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...
