Posts by Erwin Mascariñas
Fiesta in Butuan
Feast day is a very busy day for workers of lechon makers in Butuan City as hundreds of lechon await pick-up on Sunday, the annual May 19 feast of Saint… »
Refuelling Power
A boat tanker supplies much needed fuel to Power Barge 117 in Barangay Sta. Ana, Nasipit in Agusan del Norte as the power barge facility works overtime on 6 May 2013 to help… »
Sunrise Arrival
Passengers from Jagna town in Bohol eagerly wait for the boat to dock at the port of Nasipit in Agusan del Norte as the sun rises over the horizon on 6… »
Dragon Boat Race
The Butuan team of Father Saturnino Urios University makes a practice run before start of a race in the 2nd Cobra Philippine Dragon Boat Federation International Club Crew Challenge in… »
Marines Formation
Marine Battalion Landing Team 3 troops stand in attention during their arrival presentation held at the Army camp in Bancasi, Butuan City on April 23, 2013. MindaNews photo by Erwin… »
Marines deployed in Caraga to help secure polls
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/25 April)– About 400 troops from the Marine Battalion Landing Team 3 (MBLT-3) have arrived here to help the Army’s 4th Infantry Division secure the May 13, 2013… »
National Treasure
Boat builders from Tawi-Tawi do repair works on Masawa hong Butuan, a replica of the historic balanghai boat that is now placed on a 12-foot high platform beside the Agusan… »
Replica of Butuan’s historic balanghai boat undergoes repair
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/20 April) — Repair works on a replica of the historic Balanghai boat have started to restore it to its original state when it first sailed all over… »
Poll violation
Comelec officers and volunteers take down campaign materials posted in areas not designated by the poll body in Butuan City on Thursday, April 11. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas … »
Crash course
A police officer jumps off his motorcycle after it crashed into the road on Thursday, April 11, during a crash course training on motorcycle handling at the Butuan City Sports… »
Death on Good Friday
Father Joesilo Amalla blesses the body of one of two militiamen killed during a clash between suspected members of the New Peoples Army and a team of police personnel, soldiers… »
Cheer Dance
With the beautiful sunset as backdrop, members of a cheering squad practice some moves in Barangay Masao, Butuan City on Sunday, March 24. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
Cycling for a cause
At least a hundred bicycle enthusiasts in Butuan City biked around the city to raise awareness about Earth Hour on March 23. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
Palm Sunday
A priest blesses the palm fronds of the parishioners after the Palm Sunday mass at the Saint Joseph Cathedral church in Butuan City on March 24. MindaNews photo by Erwin… »
MGB Protest
Rogelio Montero, provincial chairman of Kapunungan sa mga Mag-uuma sa Surigao del Sur (KAMASS) talks about the destruction caused by large scale mining on the farms in Cantilan town, Surigao… »
Hundreds protest MGB Caraga to push anew TEPO implementation
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/22 March)—Around 300 protesters flocked to the office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Caraga Region Friday to strongly demand anew the implementation of the temporary… »
Frisbee time
Students enjoy their summer break by playing frisbee at the Butuan City Sports Complex on Wednesday afternoon, March 20. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
It’s summer!
Children enjoy the start of summer vacation by flying kites at the Butuan City Sports Complex Wednesday afternoon. The weather bureau, however, warned of a low pressure area approaching Caraga… »
Recovery Patrol
Policemen help soldiers carry the items they recovered from fleeing NPA rebels in Sitio Anahawan, Barangay Rosales in Carmen town in Agusan del Norte on March 16, 2013. Mindanews Photo… »
60 families flee as Army, NPA clash in Agusan Norte
CARMEN, Agusan del Norte (MindaNews / 17 March) – Some 60 families from two villages here left their homes after soldiers of the 58 Infantry Battalion traded fire with New… »
Blocking Team
Members of the Butuan City Public Safety Company conducts checkpoint at a road junction leading to Barangay Bonbon where an encounter with the New People’s Army took place on March… »
51 families flee fighting in Butuan
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/15 March) — Fifty-one families fled their homes after fighting broke out between elements of the police’s City Public Safety Company and suspected New People’s Army rebels in… »
Protest vs mining
Residents from the town of Cantilan and other parts of Surigao del Sur march on the streets in Surigao City Monday afternoon to protest the non-enforcement by the Mines and… »
Justice for Christina Jose
Typhoon Pablo survivors belonging to Barug Katawhan stage a rally in front of the Davao City hall on March 5 condemning the killing of Christina Morales Jose, the group’s leader in Baganga, Davao… »
Paypag Challenge
Partcipants to the first Paypag Challenge battle it out for the first place as they steer their bamboo rafts across the strong currents of the Carac-an river in Madrid, Surigao… »
Road repair
Laborers in Barangay Los Arcos, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur on Feb. 27 work on the road that gives commuters a shorter route between Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur,… »
15,000 persons evacuated by force in Butuan as Agusan River overflows anew
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/24 February) – Some 2,800 families or 15,000 persons from 14 barangays here were evacuated by force on Saturday afternoon as the Agusan River overflowed, its water level… »
Butuan City:Waterworld
WATER WORLD. Residents use dug-out canoe to navigate around their houses in Purok 1, Barangay Mahay in Butuan City on Feb. 23. Agusan River’s water level rose to 3.28 meters… »
Watery streets
Vehicles cross a flooded street in Butuan City as tropical depression Crising swept across Mindanao on Tuesday, Feb. 19. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
