Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon raised concern over discrepancies in Siargao infrastructure reports after an on-site inspection revealed several projects were far from finished despite official claims of completion. The DPWH chief visited Surigao del Norte on...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Surigao del Norte at around 7:03 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 17. The tremor was initially measured at magnitude 6.2 before being revised. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 22 kilometers southeast...
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte early Saturday morning, Oct. 4, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at 7:42 a.m. The agency said its epicenter was located 73...
BUTUAN CITY – Rapid police action in Bacuag, Surigao del Norte, led to the swift arrest of a rape suspect Thursday morning, just hours after the crime was reported. The Bacuag police reported that a 27-year-old woman from Purok Lapu Lapu, Barangay Poblacion, approached the police station at 6:19...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Surigao del Norte police arrested a 36-year-old security guard five minutes after he allegedly shot and killed a man in a drinking session in Barangay Mabini, Pilar town, Surigao del Norte province. Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (PPO)...
BUTUAN CITY – Three communist rebels died in a series of skirmishes with government troops in the fringes of Placer, Surigao del Norte, on Sunday, the 4th Infantry Division (ID) said Monday. Before the clashes, the 4th ID said an NPA guerrilla identified as Ricky Per surrendered to the Army 30th...
BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (SDNPPO) announced on Wednesday the arrest of a former high-ranking New People’s Army (NPA) commander who had eluded capture for years and is facing multiple criminal charges in court. SDNPPO Director Police Col. Warren Dablo...
BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Norte police reported the capture in Siargao Island of an escapee from the Davao Prison and Penal Farm on Thursday. Provincial police chief Col. Warren Dablo described the escapee as a 53-year-old resident of Barangay Cadawinonan, Dumaguete City. The fugitive was...
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested in Santa Elena, Camarines Norte, on Tuesday, March 11, five individuals who allegedly robbed a computer and gadget shop in Claver, Surigao del Norte. Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office Director Police Col. Warren E. Dablo said the suspects were a 37-year-old...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 brought joy to the people in the Caraga region on Valentine’s Day. A MOTORIST receives a token from a police officer in Surigao del Norte on Valentine’s Day. (Surigao del Norte PPO) PRO 13-Regional Public Information...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL. C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested a 37-year-old man wanted for rape in Davao City on Tuesday, Jan. 7. In a report to Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Christopher C. Abrahano, Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office Director Police Col....
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has expressed reservations on the reported plan to set up a naval facility inside the Phividec...
