By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 23 2013 4:38 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/23 May)– Residents and businesses in Surigao del Norte will have to brace for recurring daily brownouts after enjoying uninterrupted power supply since the May 13 elections, an… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 18 2013 5:05 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/18 May)–Dubbed by the local media as the “Dragon Slayer,” Akbayan Rep. Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao finally punched a hole to the well-entrenched political dynasty of the Ecleos, a… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 17 2013 12:17 pm
SAN JOSE, DINAGAT ISLANDS (MindaNews/17 May)–Geraldine “Jade” Ecleo, who lost to her reelectionist mother Glenda in the tightly contested gubernatorial race, will not contest the outcome of the elections although… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 16 2013 5:35 pm
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands (MindaNews/16 May) — Despite having one family member lose the race for Dinagat Islands’ lone congressional district, the Ecleo family has remained the dominant political force… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 14 2013 7:57 pm
DINAGAT ISLANDS (MindaNews/14 May) – The Ecleo dynasty in the Province of Dinagat Islands is losing its grip with Akbayan party-list Rep. Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao elected as the new representative… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 13 2013 7:09 pm
TUBAJON, Dinagat Islands (MindaNews/13 May) – A candidate for congresswoman of Dinagat is planning to file a case of gun ban violation and other charges against the vice mayor of… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 11 2013 8:19 pm
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Isands (MindaNews/11 May) — At least 84 combined troops from the police and military are now deployed in the entire province of Dinagat Islands with Loreto town… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 8 2013 11:56 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 May) – To counter alleged vote-buying schemes by pro-mining candidates, anti-mining advocates in Surigao del Sur are knocking on voters’ conscience with a ditty that… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 4 2013 4:47 pm
CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/04 May) – Besieged by tribal discontent and a strong Catholic Church-backed anti-mining opposition, Marcventures Mining and Development Corp. (MMDC) finally decided to temporarily shutdown its… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 4 2013 4:37 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/04 May) –The killing of a tribal leader in Lanuza, Agusan del Sur could have been triggered by his fight against illegal logging activities in a forest reserve… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 3 2013 12:38 am
CANTILAN, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/02 May) – A Manobo chieftain who headed an anti-illegal logging group was shot dead early Thursday morning on his way home from a neighbor’s wake.… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 30 2013 10:53 pm
Young advocates dance to the local campaign jingle ”Iska Pamilya, Iska Boto, Kontra-Mina” during the Earth Day Fun Run for Environment in Cantilan town in Surigao del Sur Saturday April 27. MindaNews… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 29 2013 4:24 pm
CANTILAN, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/29 April) – Backed by star power, an estimated 10,000 people from several towns and one city in Surigao del Sur staged a post-Earth Day fun… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 28 2013 6:39 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 April) – Irate consumers flooded the Facebook site of the electric cooperative here over the past few days because of the steep surge of electricity… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 23 2013 3:37 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/23 April) – Anti-mining advocates from the provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur marked the Earth Day celebration Monday with another protest at the Mines… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 23 2013 11:41 am
Priests from the Iglesia Filipina Independiente march along the national highway of Surigao City to commemorate Earth Day on Monday April 22, 2013. MindaNews photo by Vanessa Almeda
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 18 2013 9:01 pm
CABANGAHAN, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/18 April) – The human barricade set up at the foot of an erstwhile protected watershed turned mining site is dividing the Manobo tribal community… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 18 2013 9:00 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/18 April) — Surigaonon runners gathered at the Surigao Provincial Grandstand at 5 p.m. Wednesday to express their solidarity, support and condolences to the victims of the April… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 15 2013 9:56 pm
Datu Jimmy “Dagsaan” Bat-ao, tribal chieftain of the Manobo tribes in Lobo and Cabangahan in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur, explains to residents of Barangay Cabangahan why they barricaded the road… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 15 2013 9:44 pm
CABANGAHAN, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/15 April) – A group of Manobo tribesmen has blocked a road in this barangay for over a week now to demand payment for the… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 11 2013 6:36 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 April) – Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero finds “unacceptable” the proposal of the Department of Energy that Mindanaoans should settle for higher power rates than suffer… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 9 2013 10:42 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/09 April) – For Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero the heart of the Sabah issue is that the Philippines should not drop its claim to the disputed territory because… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 8 2013 6:26 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/08 April) – After three days of speculations, the Barbers brothers finally broke their silence and announced to a jubilant crowd of loyal supporters that they have reconsidered… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 2 2013 6:31 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/2 April) – A damaged 69-kilovolt (kV) steel tower of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) triggered a 16-hour power interruption in this city and several… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on April 2 2013 6:23 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/2 April)—Candidates of local opposition party Koalisyon nan mga Oposisyon sa Surigao (Kosug) hit the campaign trail Monday with a proclamation rally attended by an estimated 4,000 supporters.… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on March 27 2013 4:03 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/27 March) – The arrested Lumad leader from Lianga town in Surigao del Sur is now out of jail and in the custody of provincial Governor Johnny Pimentel,… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on March 25 2013 6:22 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 March) – A Lumad leader from Surigao del Sur was arrested last Saturday by police in civilian clothes after coming out of a radio station… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on March 17 2013 11:53 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/17 March) – Twenty journalists and media workers completed the country’s first all-women safety training organized by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP).… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on March 17 2013 6:31 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/16 March) – Is it all right for an organization of mining companies to hold office at a building of the government agency that regulates the conduct of… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on March 15 2013 5:10 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/14 March) — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Caraga Region has refused yet again to enforce a court order stopping Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation from operating within a… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on March 14 2013 5:31 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 March) – Exasperated residents from several towns in Surigao del Sur swooped down on the regional office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) here… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on March 9 2013 5:59 pm
SURIGAO CITY(MindaNews/09 March) –In a bid to enhance the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Surigao del Norte, the provincial government gathered Friday various government line agencies… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on March 4 2013 5:35 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 3 March) – Debunking public perception that the Diocese of Surigao has been “silent” on mining and environment issues, Bishop Antonieto Cabahog says he is not… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on February 28 2013 11:35 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/28 Feb) — Local officials affected by the planned streamlining of membership to three mining committees for environment and social development programs have appealed to the Mines and… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on February 26 2013 4:46 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/26 February) – Some local government officials in mining areas in Surigao have protested the move of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Caraga to “rationalize” their memberships in committees… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on February 11 2013 5:56 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 Feb) – Fish supply for Surigao del Norte and this city is still enough to feed local consumers, and even guests, authorities said. But despite this… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on February 10 2013 1:18 pm
Gregoria Tisang of the Bureau of Agriculture Statistics in Surigao City points to the “moymoy” freshwater fish. Ignored and sometimes thrown out for its low market value, the fish is now classified … »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on February 8 2013 6:53 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/7 February) – Considered the “underdogs,” the Barbers brothers vowed to give their rival Matugas family a good fight in the May 2013 local political race. Ace and… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on February 6 2013 9:19 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/05 February) – Saying it wanted to clarify some legal issues first, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Caraga Region had again refused to enforce an almost… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on January 24 2013 11:22 pm
Anti-mining advocate Regina Lopez talks to thousands of anti-mining supporters who filled to the rafters the Cantilan Gymnasium during a sympoisum in Surigao del Sur on January 21, 2013. MindaNews… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on January 24 2013 7:04 am
CANTILAN, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews / 23 Jan) – Staunch anti-mining advocate Regina Lopez rallied residents in the seven towns of Surigao del Sur last Monday to oppose mining in… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on January 20 2013 11:35 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/20 January) – Residents who fled their villages on January 16 when Lake Mainit in Surigao del Norte overflowed have not returned home as the water level in… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on January 16 2013 6:37 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/15 January) – Various loose firearms and ammunition were confiscated by police and intelligence operatives here Saturday noon in line with the nationwide drive “Oplan Paglalansag Omega”, authorities… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on January 16 2013 6:24 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/15 January) – Continuous rains since early morning today forced the water district to suspend water supply by mid-morning. The Surigao Metropolitan Water District (SMWD) in a 10:30… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on January 10 2013 11:55 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/10 January) — Classes for the pre-school and elementary were suspended as rains continued to batter the city due to an approaching low pressure area (LPA). Vice Mayor… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on January 10 2013 7:14 pm
Market vendors continue to sell their produce outside the Surigao City public market early morning January 10, despite the continuous rains since Wednesday. MindaNews photo by Vanessa L. Almeda
By Vanessa L. Almeda on January 10 2013 7:42 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 Jan) – Local health officials are raising alarm bells on the rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the city as the number of… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on December 31 2012 7:37 am
A firetruck is now deployed near a 100-meter row of stalls selling firecrackers along the boulevard in Surigao City, to avoid a repeat of last year’s fire, where some P800,000 worth of firerackers went… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on December 31 2012 6:43 am
This row of stalls selling firecrackers at the boulevard in Surigao City is obviously in the wrong location, beside a birthing facility, posing riks to pregnant women and hteir babies. MindaNews photo by… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on December 30 2012 6:47 pm
Pupils of West Central Elementary School in Surigao City watch a dance interpretation on how Dr. Jose Rizal was shot to death on December 30, 1896. The ceremonies were held at… »
