The Philippine Air Force (PAF) utilized two C-295 medium lift aircraft to deliver 500 boxes of relief goods to victims of flood due to bad weather in Surigao del Sur and 100 units of wheelchair in Capiz on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Photo: Philippine Air Force / PAF Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo, PAF...
Surigao del Sur First District Rep. Romeo Momo completed and turned over two projects, jumpstarting the completion of his campaign promise to improve infrastructure in the province. (Photo from Surigao del Sur Rep. Romeo Momo via Facebook) “We have officially completed and turned over the...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the Office of Vice President (OVP) Sara Duterte teamed up to bring relief assistance to victims of flooding in Surigao del Sur, the military said Wednesday, Jan. 4. (Courtesy of Philippine Army) Col. Xerxes Trinidad, Army spokesperson, said personnel of the 75th...
BUTUAN CITY -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) on Tuesday morning, Jan. 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 6:09 a.m. The epicenter was...
Did you know that Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel has a strong mother who is now over 100 years old? (Rep. Johnny Pimentel's Facebook) A photo posted on the Rep. Pimentel's Facebook on Saturday, Dec. 10 showed the congressman spending quality time with his mother, former Governor...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 5.0-magnitude earthquake in Surigao del Norte on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 17. It was initially measured as a magnitude 5.1 quake but Phivolcs later revised it to magnitude 5.0. Phivolcs said the quake...
Anti-narcotics authorities nabbed a drug suspect who allegedly yielded P520,000 worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu" in a buy-bust operation in Dapa, Surigao del Norte on Thursday night, August 11. PDEA photo The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the suspect as Ricky...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel killed in a recent skirmish in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur has been identified and will be given a decent burial, the military here said. In a statement Monday, July 25, the Philippine Army 65th Infantry Battalion (IB) identified the slain...
The Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation (APFC), operator of Roll-on/Roll-off ferries FastCat, is re-opening its gateway to Mindanao from Liloan, Leyte to Surigao Base Port, on Friday, July 29, 2022. "By re-opening this route, we can connect people and businesses from nearby islands and...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Another ranking leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter with government troops in Barobo, Surigao del Sur, the military here said Friday, July 22. THE body of New People’s Army leader Arnold Ornales lies on the ground after he was killed in an...
To make the services of Office of the Vice President (OVP) more accessible to Filipinos outside Metro Manila, Vice President Sara Duterte opened six satellite field offices on her first day as the country’s second-highest official on Friday, July 1. OVP satellite office in Cebu City (Photo from...
BUTUAN CITY – The regional command of Northeastern Mindanao Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) on Wednesday ordered an all-out manhunt against the killer of a father and his 8-month old daughter in Purok Mabuhay, Barangay Matin-ao, in Mainit town, Surigao del Norte province. PRO 13 Regional...
