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BUTUAN CITY – The regional command of Northeastern Mindanao Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) on Monday night declared that the May 9, 2022 national and local elections in Caraga region were generally peaceful.

BUTUAN CITY – The Safe, Accurate, Free and Fair Election (SAFE) action center under the Joint Task Force (JTF) Diamond on Thursday, May 5, announced that all systems go for the next Monday’s 2022 National and Local Elections.

BUTUAN CITY – The regional command of Northeastern Mindanao Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) reported on Wednesday that there were 23 election gun ban violators recorded all over Caraga region.

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) started its environmental cleanup on Friday by dismantling thousands of tarpaulins installed by candidates on trees.

BUTUAN CITY – In an effort to sustain their rehabilitation effort on typhoon-hit local government units in Northeastern Mindanao or The Caraga region, the government utilized another P31,123,930 budget for rehabilitation assistance under the 2022 Quick Response Fund (QRF) of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

To supplement damaged self-learning modules of Schools Division Offices (SDOs) in the Caraga Region, the Department of Education (DepEd) has distributed learning materials to be used by the affected learners.

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, March 8, revealed plans to revive the Aquino administration’s bottom-up budgeting (BUB) scheme to prioritize the projects of the local government units (LGUs) down to the barangay level if she wins in May 2022.

Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo believes the May 2022 elections will be a defining moment for the country’s youth sector as it comprises about 52 percent of the total voting population that could dictate the outcome of the presidential polls.

Amid fears of a tropical storm, the Philippine government on Tuesday, Dec.14, announced the postponement of the second phase of its nationwide vaccination program in Regions 5 to 12 and in the Caraga Administrative Region and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the areas that will likely be affected.

In less than two days of visits made by Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to barangay and local government units in Caraga region, over 50,000 individuals have aired hopes of benefitting from the senator’s anti-poverty master plan that guarantees sufficient aid, jobs and homes as he bids for the presidency.

The regional office of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Caraga has launched its first ever urban farming project in the region to ensure food security and give its beneficiaries additional source of income amid the COVID-19 crisis.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public Thursday, Aug. 19, that the P5.3-million worth of financial aid given to 330 former rebels in Caraga Region was accounted for, and that it was coordinating with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to address the “inappropriate documentation” of funds.

The Department of Health (DOH) said all regions in the country, except Caraga, already have the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday, Aug. 2, it has successfully finished the repair and maintenance of at least 32 lighthouses in the Caraga region as preparation to guide the local mariners during the rainy season.

More than 1,300 kilometers (km) of roads and 286 individual bridges have been built and improved in the Caraga region since 2016, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said.

The mayor of Caraga, Davao Oriental was found guilty of simple neglect of duty by the Office of the Ombudsman based on the the case filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for failure to comply with the President’s order to clear roads in her town from illegal structures and constructions.

The utilization rate of the intensive care unit (ICU) beds in six regions of the country are now at the “high-risk” level due to the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, May 29.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the local government units (LGUs) have so far provided relief assistance amounting to more than P1.72 million to the families affected by Typhoon “Bising” in the country’s four regions.