BUTUAN CITY – Be strong. Agusan del Sur Gov. Santiago Cane advised the family of Ateneo cager Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia who was laid to rest in his hometown Talacogon, Agusan del Norte on Wednesday, June 24. Cane hopes justice will be served to Baterbonia who drowned during a...
Rovelyn Baterbonia called for respect and condemned individuals who have been taking advantage of anything related to the late 18-year-old cager for personal gain. On her Facebook post Wednesday evening, June 17, Rovelyn said they only allowed signed items by Rene to be sold, not those shirts and...
DAVAO CITY – Lawyer Israelito Torreon confirmed he and several companions were denied entry to the final night of the wake for Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagle Rene Clert N. Baterbonia at Ateneo de Davao University on Sunday, June 14, despite many mourners being allowed into the venue. In a...
BUTUAN CITY – Representatives Alfel Bascug (Agusan del Sur first district) and Eddiebong Plaza (second district) filed House Bill No. 1108 on Tuesday directing the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry into the deaths of Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. Baterbonia, a native of...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police Col. Ruel M. Cagape is the new Agusan del Norte Police Provincial Office (PPO) director. Cagape, who came from the Regional Highway Unit-Negros Islands Region, succeeded Police Col. April Mark C. Young in a ceremony at the Agusan del Norte PPO...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police said this year’s Palarong Pambansa from May 24 to 31 in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur was generally peaceful. “Yes, thank God that this big event this year here was generally peaceful, with no untoward incident,” Police Major Jennifer S....
By ANGELO CAPARAS PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — With torrential rains finally easing, it was Patricia Mae Santor 's moment to take the field by storm after sweeping her seven swimming events and become the most bemedalled athlete so far in the final stretch of the 2026 Palarong Pambansa at...
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur—For the first time in the storied history of the Palarong Pambansa, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has earmarked P10 million in cash incentives for medal winners, following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to revitalize the national grassroots...
BUTUAN CITY – The 2026 Palarong Pambansa opened Sunday night in Agusan del Sur, fulfilling a decades-long dream of provincial leaders and residents to bring the country 's biggest scholastic sports event to their home soil. Gov. Santiago Cane Jr. welcomed more than 14,000 athletes, coaches,...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga region (PRO-13) is ready for the formal opening of the 2026 Palarong Pambansa. The National Games will formally open on Sunday afternoon at the Gov. D.O. Plaza Sports Complex in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen....
PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur – Athletes have started arriving for the Palarong Pambansa 2026 from May 24 to 31 here. Among those who arrived were Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), Region 4-B (Mimaropa), Region 1 (Ilocos), National Capital Region (NCR), Region 6 (Western Visayas), Region 7...
Police have intensified monitoring on private ports across the country as an added intelligence-gathering measures following the confiscation of 54 container vans of cigarettes believed to have been smuggled into the country through Mindanao. The huge volume of cigarettes were seized inside a...
