By Vanessa L. Almeda on December 7 2012 11:13 am
Rolly S. Arias, one of three fishermen from General Santos City rescued while floating in the sea off Lianga in Surigao del Sur on Wednesday 5 December 2012, shows injuries… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on December 6 2012 11:03 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 Dec) – Three fishermen from General Santos City were rescued from the waters of Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur, 70 nautical miles from the… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on December 3 2012 9:23 pm
Surigao City at 2 p.m. December 3, some two hours after the weather bureau raised the storm signal from 2 to 3. Monday was both sunny and gloomy for residents … »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on December 2 2012 8:27 am
Its a bumpy and tortuous ride for anyone who goes to Brgy. Bugsukan, Sibagat town in Agusan del Sur. A habal-habal negotiates a muddy portion of the the road .… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on December 1 2012 7:32 am
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/ 30 November)– Bad roads and vague national policies on tenurial rights continue to hobble Manobo tribal members in Agusan del Sur amid a backdrop of a pilot… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 25 2012 11:14 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/25 November)– An Australian-affiliated mining company and its local partner have no right to operate or conduct exploration activities in Masapelid Island off Surigao del Norte, Leo Jasareno,… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 21 2012 5:29 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 Nov) – At least 200 people from the private and public sector will gather on Thursday and Friday for the first provincial business conference to… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 19 2012 11:05 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/19 November) – The Provincial Environment and Management Office (Pemo)of Surigao del Norte will investigate allegations of violations of environment laws against a mining company operating in Masapelid… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 19 2012 10:05 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/19 November) – Dinagat Vice Gov. Geraldine Ecleo posted bail Friday evening after a local court issued a warrant of arrest against her for direct assault against the… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 17 2012 5:41 pm
Port personnel standing at port while waiting for M/V Maria Elisa who is carrying St. Pedro Calungsod to dock at the Lipata Port and Ferry Terminal on Nov. 16, 2012,… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 17 2012 5:35 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/ 17 November)– The statue of newly-canonized Saint Pedro Calungsod arrived here Friday to kick-off the Mindanao leg of “Duaw Nasud,” the Filipino saint’s thanksgiving sojourn around the… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 16 2012 4:43 pm
SURIGAO CITY(MindaNews/16 November) – Policemen killed the alleged leader of a notorious criminal group and arrested five other suspects, two of them former Philippine Army members, who were reportedly on… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 15 2012 4:06 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/ 15 November) – Young professionals, physicians, lawyers, teachers and health enthusiasts here are organizing a fun run next month to promote awareness on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 15 2012 6:46 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/14 November) – Time is not on the side of a miners’ group to have its Minahang Bayan (People’s Mining) application approved by the provincial government of Surigao… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 11 2012 3:30 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 Nov) – An amicable settlement has finally been reached between management and labor union of the arrastre services operating at this city’s local port. In… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 9 2012 12:13 am
Workers at the Surigao pier are on strike against the Prudential Customs Brokerage Services, Inc. in Surigao City, paralyzing an undetermined volume of cargoes being shipped to and from the city.… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 8 2012 11:34 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 Nov) – Workers at the Surigao pier are now on a two-day strike, paralyzing an undetermined volume of cargoes being shipped to and from the… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 7 2012 7:55 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/06 November) – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Surigao del Norte on Monday voted unanimously to investigate alleged violations by a mining company operating in an island in Placer town,… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 6 2012 3:36 pm
The Provincial Board of Surigao del Norte on Monday voted unanimously to investigate alleged violations by the Bukidnon Mineral Resources Corporation at the exploration site in Sitio Dakung Sabang in Masapelid… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 5 2012 1:05 am
The Surigao State College of Technology in Surigao City is one of three state colleges that will be integrated into what would be known as the Surigao del Norte State… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 4 2012 8:35 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/04 Nov) — A State University will soon rise in this City of Island Adventures, giving pride to officials and residents here. House Bill 5913 or the act… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 4 2012 12:37 am
ALMOST. Gracemark 3, a motorized banca, nearly sank while docked at Pantalan II at the Boulevard in Surigao City an hour after a thunderstorm struck the city at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday. MindaNews photo… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 4 2012 12:26 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/03 Nov) – A huge rubber tree that has served as a landmark in the downtown area since for some 25 years now, was uprooted and some motorized… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 4 2012 12:24 am
A huge rubber tree which has become one of Surigao City’s landmarks was uprooted Saturday morning due to a thunderstorm. No one was hurt but a jeep owned by a… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 4 2012 12:06 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/03 Nov) – The body of a fisherman who was reported missing since 4 p.m. Monday was found Friday evening in Burungkot island, Placer town in Surigao del… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on November 1 2012 8:55 am
MASAPELID ISLAND, PLACER, Surigao del Norte (MindaNews / 31 Oct) – The search for fisherman Lemuel “Awing” Polistico has widened but he remains missing as of Wednesday. Abelardo Lambus, councilor… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on October 31 2012 10:13 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 Oct) – Supporters of environmental activist Dr. Isidro Olan, who survived an ambush in Carmen, Surigao del Sur last Monday, vowed to continue their fight… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on October 30 2012 7:45 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/30 October) – Barangay officials and fellow fishermen in Barangay Lakandula, Placer, Surigao del Norte have launched a search for a lone fisherman who has been declared missing… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on October 30 2012 12:09 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/29 October) – A staunch environment advocate was ambushed by still unidentified men at about 3:30 p.m. today while he on his way home, a police official said.… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on October 23 2012 11:58 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/23 October) — Acting Surigao del Norte Governor Carlos Egay Jr. has ordered the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation office to go on “24-hour active… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on September 25 2012 7:37 am
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/24 Septebmber) – The task of wiping out a “well-entrenched” illegal logging syndicate in Caraga region is a gargantuan task for a task force that is not only… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on September 20 2012 8:35 am
CARMEN, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/19 September) – Fr. Raymond Ambray, spokesperson of Caraga Watch, an environment watchdog composed of various churches and sectoral groups, said they found an unlikely ally in the Surigao Development Corporation (Sudecor).
By Vanessa L. Almeda on September 19 2012 7:18 am
CARMEN, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/18 September) – On August 18 and 19, the Surigao Development Corporation (Sudecor), together with local police, apprehended some 190 round red Falcata logs or an equivalent of 157.62 cubic meters, estimated to cost P900,000 at the roadside of Barangay Cancavan, part of their concession area.
By Vanessa L. Almeda on September 17 2012 10:08 pm
CARMEN, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/17 September) — The Aquino administration’s total log ban is endangering, instead of protecting, the remaining forest cover in the six towns of Surigao del Sur, as illegal logging activities have intensified at such an alarming scale, a church-led group here said.
By Vanessa L. Almeda on September 5 2012 9:52 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/04 September) —Dubbed the “City of Island Adventures” Surigao aims to become the choice destination city by year 2020 in the entire Caraga Region, City Tourism Council president… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on August 29 2012 6:35 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/28 August) – The legal counsel of the son of National Democratic Front spokesperson Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos is set to file a motion for reconsideration today after… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on August 24 2012 6:34 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/23 Aug) – The brother of communist leader Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos is reiterating the latter’s appeal to President Benigno Simeon Aquino III suspending a warrant of arrest… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on August 20 2012 7:42 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/19 August) – Two unidentified armed men robbed the main branch of the cargo and courier service firm, LBC Express, early Saturday night, carting away nearly a million… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on August 19 2012 7:32 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/18 August 2012) – Police investigators have not discounted the possibility that Monday’s shooting of Surigao del Norte Gov. Sol Matugas was politically motivated, Supt. Ruben Andiso, deputy… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on August 10 2012 5:20 am
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/9 Aug) – The top official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Caraga Region has said that mining activities in watershed areas are… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on August 5 2012 7:54 am
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/4 Aug) – President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, who was supposed to keynote the 21st Mindanao Business Conference Saturday, did not set foot in this city. Joseph Omar… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on August 3 2012 8:27 am
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/2 Aug) – Construction of the first mall-cum-hotel in the Caraga Region by Robinson’s Land Corporation (RLC) is now underway here. Robinson’s investment in the regional capital of… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on July 31 2012 4:17 am
CARMEN, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/30 July) – Groups opposed to mining hit what they claimed was a secret consultation on Thursday last week conducted by a mining company in a… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on July 25 2012 10:06 pm
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/25 July) –Leaders of persons with disabilities (PWD) in the Caraga region have bewailed the failure of most local government units (LGU) in the area to implement the… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on July 24 2012 8:15 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/23 July) — Protesters marched towards City Hall Monday morning to demand the mayor’s intervention on the amendment of a copra trading ordinance while also asking him to… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on July 17 2012 1:59 pm
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/16 July) – The public auction of machineries and facilities at the mothballed nickel refinery plant in Nonoc Island, Surigao City scheduled today did not push through after… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on July 16 2012 8:34 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/15 July) — A lawyer-councilor has warned the city government against its planned auction of a mothballed nickel refinery plant on Monday which can result to a legal… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on July 14 2012 9:30 am
SURIGAO CITY (MIndaNews/July 13)—Please bring your own “baon” (food). This year’s celebration of the 34th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) week in this city will be different than the… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on July 9 2012 11:22 pm
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews/09 July) – One of Mindanao’s best editors was laid to rest Sunday, a week after succumbing to cancer in a Davao City hospital. Mario T. Lumanao, journalist… »
By Vanessa L. Almeda on July 9 2012 11:20 pm
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews/09 July) — The governor of Surigao del Sur has shrugged off plans to revive the country’s first and only paper milling company despite the endorsement of another… »
