The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off Lingig, Surigao del Sur at 4:36 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17. The epicenter was located 49 kilometers northeast of Lingig, at a depth of 10 kilometers. The tremor was felt at Intensity...
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 – A suspected leader of the New People’s Army was killed during an encounter with government troops in Lingig, Surigao del Sur over the weekend. Elbert Echaves (alias Aldrin), commanding officer of the Regional Sentro de Grabidad (RSDG) Jaguar under the Southern Mindanao Regional...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The 22-year-old suspect in the murder of a service crew member in Quezon City surrendered to the Police Regional Office-13 on Thursday, May 8, in Barobo town, Surigao del Sur province. The incident went viral online. Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13)...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday, April 25, reported the completion of a P33-million evacuation center in Carmen, Surigao del Sur. DPWH-13 Director Engr. Alex B. Ramos, in a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, said the facility has an area of...
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 – Police apprehended the No. 1 most wanted person in Surigao del Sur on Monday, Feb. 10. Golgol, 33, was nabbed in Barangay Mararag, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur. He was arrested on a warrant for robbery issued by the Lianga, Surigao del Sur Regional Trial...
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...
