By Roel Catoto on May 19 2013 2:33 pm
Largely unknown outside Caraga region, Tinuy-an Falls in Bislig City, is one of the best tourist attractions in the province of Surigao del Sur. MindaNews photo by Roel Catoto
By Roel Catoto on May 19 2013 2:23 pm
A boy takes advantage of the last days of summer by taking a bath at the hot springs in Barangay Mapaso, Mainit town in Surigao del Norte. MindaNews photo by… »
By Roel Catoto on May 13 2013 10:13 pm
A boy helps his mother look for her name in the voters’ list at the Mariano Espina Memorial Central Elementary School in Barangay Taft in Surigao City on 13 May 2013.… »
By Roel Catoto on May 13 2013 9:56 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/13 May) — Long lines in this city’s polling places that were blamed on the fewer number of precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines forced some voters to… »
By Roel Catoto on May 11 2013 5:23 pm
An unidentified man distributes P100 bills with a small paper bearing the name of a politician in Barangay Luna in Surigao City on Thursday, 9 May 2013. Mayoral candidate Christopher… »
By Roel Catoto on May 10 2013 7:22 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/10 May) — With only a few days left before election day, vote-buying has been reported in this city and in various towns across Surigao del Norte with… »
By Roel Catoto on May 9 2013 7:15 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – The electric cooperative in in Surigao del Norte assured the public there will be no power interruptions during the conduct of elections on May… »
By Roel Catoto on May 5 2013 9:02 pm
A child sits on the wooden beam as he waits for his father’s return from fishing in Barangay Day-asan, Surigao City on May 4, 2013. MindaNews photo by Roel N.… »
By Roel Catoto on May 5 2013 8:57 pm
A daughter plucks white hair from her mother while waiting for customers in their sari-sari store in Barangay Day-asan, Surigao City Saturday, May 4. MindaNews phpto by Roel Catoto
By Roel Catoto on April 30 2013 10:54 pm
The muddy road in Kilometer 90 in Carrascal town, Surigao del Sur is simply too much for this bus that got stuck in it on Saturday, April 27. MindaNews photo by… »
By Roel Catoto on April 24 2013 8:21 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 April) – Two fun run events will be simultaneously held in the province of Surigao del Sur this Saturday, April 27, with ABS-CBN stars Gerald… »
By Roel Catoto on April 23 2013 8:07 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/22 April) — A local fisherman released back to the sea on Sunday afternoon a marine turtle and a baby reef shark that he accidentally caught in his… »
By Roel Catoto on April 23 2013 6:53 am
Pamocino Florino, 55, a local fisherman of an island village of Danawan in Surigao City caught a sea turtle and a baby shark while fishing on the waters. These endangered… »
By Roel Catoto on April 5 2013 11:17 pm
Island hoppers in Naked Island, General Luna town in Siargao, Surigao del Norte shield themselves from the summer heat by putting up a makeshift tent from boat sails. MindaNews photo by… »
By Roel Catoto on March 30 2013 1:17 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/30 March)—Despite the rising cases of animal bite victims here, this city has maintained its “zero rabies incidence” for four straight years now, Garrote Menor, head of the… »
By Roel Catoto on March 26 2013 6:10 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/26 March)—The city police has declared 12 villages here as election hotspot areas. Supt. Joseph Nohara, city police director, identified the “election areas of concern” as Barangays Silop,… »
By Roel Catoto on March 25 2013 5:22 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 March) – More than 1,000 volunteers trooped to Siargao Island over the weekend to take part in Gawad Kalinga’s Bayani Challenge 2013 to build houses for the poor… »
By Roel Catoto on March 24 2013 6:40 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/ 23 March)—The Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office has placed its units on red alert ahead of the 44th founding anniversary of the New People’s Army (NPA)… »
By Roel Catoto on March 2 2013 8:13 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/01 March)—After the plunder charge filed against him before Ombudsman-Mindanao, reelectionist Surigao del Norte (1st District) Rep. Francisco Matugas is now facing a disqualification case filed by a… »
By Roel Catoto on February 28 2013 11:32 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/28 Feb) — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) should implement the suspension order against Dapa Mayor Peter P. Ruaya, or the punishment meted out against… »
By Roel Catoto on February 13 2013 7:30 am
BUNAWAN, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 12 Feb) – Despite calls from animal welfare groups that Lolong must be returned to his natural habitat, the Agusan Marsh, Bunawan Mayor Edwin… »
By Roel Catoto on February 13 2013 7:02 am
Experts from Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, Palawan Wildlife and Rescue Center, and Davao Crocodile Park perform a necropsy on the belly of Lolong at the Bunawan Eco-Park in Agusan… »
By Roel Catoto on February 8 2013 8:25 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/7 February)—A plunder case has been filed against Surigao del Norte Rep. Francisco Matugas (1st District) in connection with the use of his “pork barrel” allegedly as intelligence… »
By Roel Catoto on February 4 2013 8:30 am
The Monfort Bat Sanctuary in Barangay Tambo, Island Garden City of Samal, made it to the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 for hosting the world’s largest colony of… »
By Roel Catoto on December 25 2012 7:18 pm
Gilberto Gonzales of the Surigao del Norte Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (DRRMC) points to the projected path of Typhoon Quinta during a joint provincial-city meeting of the DRRMC at… »
By Roel Catoto on September 14 2012 7:15 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/13 Sept) – Illegal miners have contributed to the water shortage being experienced by concessionaires in the city, according to a report prepared by the Surigao Metropolitan Water… »
By Roel Catoto on September 7 2012 8:40 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 Sept) – Caraga Region has sustained P58 million more in damages as a result of the Aug. 31 earthquake, aside from the P18 million earlier… »
By Roel Catoto on September 5 2012 6:15 pm
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews/5 Sept) – Shortly after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvolcs) lifted the tsunami alert brought about by the earthquake Friday last week, weary… »
By Roel Catoto on September 5 2012 6:14 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/5 Sept) – Last Friday’s earthquake caused P18-million worth of damages to public and private infrastructures here, the City Engineering Office bared this Tuesday after conducting assessments. Among… »
By Roel Catoto on September 5 2012 6:13 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/ 5 Sept) – A forest fire here last week razed down 14 hectares, parts of it were trees inside the watershed where this city primarily gets its… »
By Roel Catoto on August 18 2012 6:08 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/17 August) – Participants in last Tuesday’s Save Parang-Parang Watershed public forum expressed opposition to the continued small-scale mining activities inside the buffer zone of this city’s source… »
By Roel Catoto on August 12 2012 8:11 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/ 11 Aug) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Surigao del Norte will start giving Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) stickers this week to motorcycle helmets… »
By Roel Catoto on August 6 2012 7:56 am
DAILY LIFE. A fisherman fixes his net before going back to sea in General Luna town in Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte. MindaNews photo by Roel Catoto
By Roel Catoto on August 5 2012 7:51 am
SALVAGE. Court employees gather whatever documents they can salvage from the storage rooms of the Hall of Justice in Surigao City which was gutted by a fire last July 31,… »
By Roel Catoto on August 1 2012 9:00 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/01 August) – Fire erupted in the storage room of the Hall of Justice in this city on Tuesday morning forcing a suspension of hearings as the court… »
By Roel Catoto on July 30 2012 11:15 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/30 July) — Two provincial reporters of TV station ABS-CBN have reported receiving threats they believe are connected to their coverage of illegal logging. Rodge Cultura said a… »
By Roel Catoto on July 30 2012 9:20 pm
DAPA, Surigao del Norte (MindaNews/30 July) – Some residents have questioned the legality of holding the celebration of this town’s foundation anniversary saying there is neither legal nor historical basis… »
By Roel Catoto on July 17 2012 1:52 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/16 July) – Monitoring of cybersex activities and the presence of youngsters in internet shops during school hours have been intensified in the city. Atty. Manuel Coro,… »
By Roel Catoto on July 13 2012 10:42 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/12 July) – Anticipating possible untoward incidents anytime soon at the mothballed nickel refinery located in Nonoc Island off Surigao City, health authorities here are recommending the destruction… »
By Roel Catoto on July 11 2012 6:38 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/10 July) — Saying it would help boost the city’s capability to finance development projects, Surigao City Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas is pushing for the collection of P200,739,598.72… »
By Roel Catoto on July 4 2012 8:20 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/03 July) — Reports of alleged ammonia leak from the tanks of the mothballed Philippine Nickel Mining and Industrial Corp. Inc., in Nonoc Island, Surigao City were false,… »
By Roel Catoto on June 30 2012 11:33 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/29 June)–The chief of police of Surigao City and seven other policemen have been relieved from their posts. Supt. Jonathan G. Trojello and his subordinates were relieved after… »
By Roel Catoto on June 29 2012 9:03 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/28 June) – Several residents in remote areas in this city are now in fear because of the presence of military personnel in different communities. Junribel Bustillo, a… »
By Roel Catoto on June 28 2012 4:30 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/27 June) – Five inmates escaped from the detention cell of the police station here dawn today by cutting off two iron bars, but one of them voluntarily… »
By Roel Catoto on June 27 2012 7:13 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/26 June) — Three trailer trucks loaded with copra were burned Monday night along the national highway in Alegria, Surigao del Norte, causing a traffic jam that affected… »
By Roel Catoto on June 22 2012 7:30 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/21 June) – Water utilities all over Mindanao are against the plan to reorganize and privatize the water districts in the country. Engr. Benjamin R. Ensomo Jr., chair… »
By Roel Catoto on June 21 2012 8:04 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/20 June) – Liba-liba fishing has reportedly been proliferating in the capital town of Dapa in Siargao Island, a councilor of the municipality revealed. The councilor, who asked… »
By Roel Catoto on June 20 2012 8:03 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/19 June) — A former mayor of Placer town in Surigao del Norte yesterday declared he was kidnapped when he went missing late last month. Charry T. Mangacop,… »
By Roel Catoto on June 19 2012 6:25 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/18 June) – A surfer from Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte captured the championship crown of the women’s division in the Quicksilver International West Java Open held… »
By Roel Catoto on June 12 2012 7:19 am
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews/11 June) – It’s really tantalizing when you come close to this island. This tiny place located in front of the town of General Luna (GL)… »
