BUTUAN CITY – A top political instructor of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Surigao del Sur has surrendered to the military, citing extreme hardships and trauma from combat encounters. In a statement on Friday, the 401st Infantry Brigade (401Bde) identified the surrenderer as alias "Ka...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter on Wednesday noon in the hinterlands of Sitio Bulacan, Barangay Bolhoon, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur. Col. Glenn Joy Aynera, commander of the 401st Infantry Brigade (401Bde), said in a statement Thursday that combined...
BUTUAN CITY – The provincial government of Surigao del Sur has implemented cost-saving protocols amid the ongoing increase in fuel costs, with measures covering official travel and moderation of costly activities to mitigate the effects of the energy crisis, officials announced Wednesday....
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...
