The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded over 400 aftershocks following the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Surigao del Sur on Saturday morning, Aug 3. (Phivolcs) As of 4 p.m., Phivolcs has detected 468 aftershocks, with magnitudes ranging from 1.2 to 6.2...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded over 200 aftershocks following the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Surigao del Sur on Saturday morning, Aug. 3. (Phivolcs) As of 10 a.m., Phivolcs has detected a total of 217 aftershocks, with magnitudes...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a 6.2-magnitude offshore aftershock in Surigao del Sur on Saturday, Aug. 3. (Phivolcs) With a depth of focus of two kilometers, Phivolcs reported that the tectonic tremor occurred at 12:20 p.m., 84 kilometers east of...
BUTUAN CITY – Surigao del Sur is on alert after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocked the province in the Caraga region on Saturday morning, August 3. The Office of Civil Defense-13 and Surigao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council are monitoring reports from the...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army arms cache was seized by the military in Barangay Camam-onan, Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte recently. Army Fourth Infantry (Diamond) Division (ID) Public Affairs Office (PAO) chief Lt. Col. Francisco P. Garello said the 901st Infantry Brigade recovered these...
By MIKE U. CRISMUNDO BUTUAN CITY – Two-hundred twenty-eight traffic violators were apprehended in checkpoints conducted by the Surigao del Norte and Surigao City police from July 8 to July 15. Among their violations were expired vehicle registrations, lack of driver's licenses, and failure to...
By MIKE CRISMUNDO BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is supporting and has allocated P2 million for the upcoming 2024 World Surfing Tournament in General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. “Yes, the DOT, through our Secretary Maria Esperanza Christina Codilla Frasco, is...
BUTUAN CITY – Police on Sunday disclosed the arrest of eight wanted persons in Surigao del Norte. Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (PPO) Director Police Col. Laudemer M. Laude said the suspects were a 38-year-old male from Surigao City for murder; a 26-year-old and 29-year-old male from...
BUTUAN CITY – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to the military in Barangay Puyat, Carmen, Surigao del Sur. Army 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division (4th ID) Public Affairs Office (PAO) chief Lt. Col. Francisco P. Garello Jr. said that their surrender to the 36th Infantry Battallion...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) leads the distribution under the SIBOL program. (Speaker’s office) BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur--Over 6,000 residents here received rice and cash assistance Friday under three separate programs that sought to assist...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur--The 20th Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) was held here in the province Friday, June 21 to cap the service caravan's Mindanao swing, at least for now. Expected to...
President Marcos urged residents in Surigao del Sur to prepare for the looming La Niña in October. Surigao del Sur residents (Photo courtesy of PPA/Yummie Dingding) Marcos told them to brace for La Niña as he recognized that the El Niño has affected almost 12,000 farmers in Caraga Region....
