Cebu Pacific (CEB) upgraded its flights to Tacloban, Dumaguete and Butuan with bigger A320NEO aircraft to satisfy higher demand due to relaxed restrictions and pent-up demand for travel. The A320NEO – an environmentally friendly aircraft with less fuel emission and reduced noise, features 188...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – The chairman of Barangay Sto. Niño here was killed by still unidentified gunmen Friday, June 24, the second shooting incident involving village officials in this city in just three days. Police said the victim, Florencio Cagas, was gunned down at around 7:10 p.m. in Purok 7,...
BUTUAN CITY – Incumbent officials of this region’s frontier and capital city of Butuan and Agusan del Norte province are showing the way in the counting of votes. Incumbent City Mayor Engr. Ronnie Vicente C. Lagnada (NP) garnered 97,992 votes against his rival Norbert Pagaspas of the PDP-Laban...
President Duterte said on Tuesday, April 12, that his remaining months in office remain crucial. President Duterte (Screengrab from RTVM Youtube) "The three remaining months of my administration are very crucial as we continue to address the country’s problems that have long been affecting the...
President Duterte on Tuesday said he does not like the next president to be influenced by the communists as well as to have links with illegal drugs. Duterte reiterated that he "will not support any presidential candidate" for the upcoming elections except "if there is a compelling reason to...
Priests in the Diocese of Butuan were dissuaded to ask for solicitations from politicians especially during campaign and election period. Photo Diocese of Butuan FB In his pastoral directives on political engagement, Butuan Bishop Cosme Damian Almedilla also reminded priests of the "no endorsement"...
BUTUAN CITY - A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Oriental province in Southern Mindanao region Friday morning, Feb. 25, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 6:19 a.m. The epicenter was plotted 101...
Anti-narcotics authorities seized P440,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine or "shabu" from a suspected drug pusher during a buy-bust operation in Butuan City on Thursday, Feb. 10. (Courtesy of PDEA) The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office XIII said that Romher Antonio Bas was...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. flew to Visayas, then Mindanao, on Sunday morning to extend assistance to people affected by Typhoon "Odette." Marcos Jr. first visited Maasin City in Southern Leyte at around 9:30 a.m. to turn over P2-million cash and P2.5-million worth of...
Alert military and police personnel discovered various war materiel from three suspected New People's Army (NPA) couriers in a joint checkpoint operation in Butuan, Agusan del Norte, a military commander said Sunday, Sept 5. Photo courtesy of 4th Infantry Division Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.,...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has inaugurated the newly constructed "Malasakit Hall" of the Butuan Airport. (Photo from the Department of Transportation) The Malasakit Hall is a one-stop shop transient spot for the flying public specifically designed to provide comfort and...
A massive fire engulfs the Timber City Academy in Butuan City on Tuesday night (July 27). (Photo courtesy of Butuan City Public Information Office Facebook page) DAVAO CITY - A fire that reached the 4th alarm razed down one of the oldest schools in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte on Tuesday night....
