BUTUAN CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter on Sunday afternoon in Barangay Nurcia, Lanuza, Surigao del Sur, the military here said. “Troops from the 36th Infantry Battalion (IB) were conducting a security operation in the area when the encounter happened,”...
BUTUAN CITY – Surigao del Sur Gov. Johnny Pimentel, who is undergoing medical treatment following a recent motorcycle accident, is now in stable condition and responsive, his son and Provincial Administrator John Vincent Pimentel confirmed in an interview on Monday morning. The governor was...
BUTUAN CITY – The provincial government of Surigao del Sur will begin implementing a four-day compressed work week this week, following national energy conservation directives, an official said Tuesday. Gov. Johnny Pimentel issued Memorandum Order No. 28 mandating the new schedule in line with...
BUTUAN CITY – Police recently arrested the No. 1 most wanted person in Surigao del Sur. The 35-year-old suspect, Dong, was wanted for qualified rape and was apprehended in Tago, Surigao del Sur. “The operation was the culmination of a Target Intelligence Packet (TOP) specially designed to track...
Heavy rains caused by the prevailing shear line triggered flooding and a landslide in parts of Mindanao early Friday, February 20, prompting the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to place its chapters on heightened alert and deploy emergency response teams. In a statement, the PRC said its Chairman and...
BUTUAN CITY – Damage from tropical storm ‘’Basyang’’ in Surigao del Sur has exceeded P1.5 billion, with relief and clearing operations ongoing across the province, according to a provincial government report released Monday. Data showed P924.3 million in infrastructure damage and P595.7...
BUTUAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial board) of Surigao del Sur, in a special session on Monday, declared the entire province under a state of calamity due to the devastation left by tropical storm ‘’Basyang.’’ In Resolution 762-26, the provincial board reported that...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 on Thursday, Feb. 5, said they have a person of interest in the ambush of Barobo town, Surigao del Sur province Mayor Ronito L. Martizano on Tuesday, Feb. 3. “We cannot divulge the identity of the person of interest by this time as our Special...
BAROBO, Surigao del Sur – Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano P. Magistrado IV on Wednesday, Jan. 4, formed a Special Investigation Task Group to probe the ambush of Mayor Ronito L. Martizano here on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Magistrado visited the ambush site and...
BUTUAN CITY – The mayor of Barobo town in Surigao del Sur province and his close-in security detail were wounded in an ambush in Causwagan, Barobo on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 3. Mayor Ronito L. Martizano, 60, was wounded in the shoulder and his security Private First Class Kheven Mark Claridad...
The Kapisanan ng mga Broadcaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) chapter in Butuan City has condemned the killing of Gerry Campos, a broadcaster-turned-municipal councilor, in Marihatag town, Surigao del Sur province. The group called on authorities to pursue a thorough and impartial investigation, saying...
BUTUAN CITY – Government relief operations are in full swing across Mindanao as residents reel from successive strong earthquakes that struck the island in recent days, including the latest magnitude-six tremor that hit Surigao del Sur late Saturday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...
