BUTUAN CITY – Four New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to the 36th Infantry (Valor) Battalion in Carmen, Surigao del Sur, over the weekend. FOUR New People’s Army surrendered to the 36th Infantry Battalion in Carmen, Surigao del Sur last weekend. (Photo of via Mike U. Crismundo) ...
BUTUAN CITY – Nine New People’s Army fighters surrendered to the military in Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur on Saturday afternoon, March 9. “For their safety, these demoralized, and tired NPAs ran away from their camp and gave up themselves to the operating unit of the Army 29th...
BUTUAN CITY – Sixty-six former New People’s Army fighters in the Caraga region received cash assistance from the government in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, on Wednesday, March 6. INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (seated fourth from left) leads the turnover of...
BUTUAN CITY – The most wanted person in Surigao del Sur was apprehended on Friday, March 1, after six years of hiding in Taguig City. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft said Rol, 30, a resident of Marihatag, Surigao del Sur, arrested by the combined...
Phivolcs A 5.9-magnitude offshore earthquake struck near Surigao del Sur on Friday afternoon, March 1, based on the preliminary data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake, which was recorded at 5:29 p.m., had its epicenter 75 kilometers...
BUTUAN CITY – No injury or damage was reported in a magnitude-5.6 earthquake that jolted Surigao del Sur on Thursday morning, February 29, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said. EPICENTER of the magnitude-5.6 earthquake that shook Surigao del Sur on...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police nabbed a 29-year-old man listed as the most wanted person in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon region or Region 4-A in Carrascal town, Surigao del Sur province. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B....
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.3 earthquake rocked Surigao del Sur on Friday morning, February 2. EPICENTER of the earthquake. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 5:35 a.m. and its epicenter was 92 kilometers (kms)...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.1 earthquake rocked Surigao del Sur province on Monday afternoon, January 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was recorded at 3:37 p.m. and its epicenter was 133 kilometers (kms) northeast of Hinatuan town,...
BUTUAN CITY – Residents of Hinatuan town in Surigao del Sur province panicked when a strong earthquake struck the area on Wednesday night, January 17. Surigao del Sur Gov. Alexander T. Pimentel and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) reported no damage and...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 5.7-magnitude aftershock that hit Surigao del Sur at 8:31 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Phivolcs Phivolcs said the tremor, which occurred at a shallow depth of 23 kilometers (km), was an aftershock of the magnitude 7.4 quake...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.7 earthquake rocked Surigao del Sur province before dawn on Saturday, January 13. MAP shows the epicenter of the January 13 earthquake in Surigao del Sur. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was...
