CCTV footage leads to arrest of suspect in slay try of Surigao barangay captain
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 Dec) – A footage from a closed-circuit TV (CCTV) led to the identity of one of the suspects and his eventual arrest Wednesday in connection with the broad daylight shooting...
View ArticleLPA spotted east of Surigao City
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 December) — A low pressure area (LPA) that may develop into tropical depression ‘Agaton,’ has been spotted 850 kilometers east of Surigao City as of 3 p.m. Sunday, the state...
View ArticleSurigaonons greet New Year with flash floods
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 01 January) — The New Year revelry here was cut short as rains brought about by a low pressure area that developed into tropical depression ‘Agaton’ by Monday afternoon caused...
View Article25 adults, 43 minors ‘arrested’ for violating ‘general curfew’ in Surigao City
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 Jan) – A total of 25 adults and 43 minors were brought to the police station for two consecutive days for violating the “general curfew” that the police implemented...
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Surigao City’s curfew takes a toll on tricycle drivers, balut vendors
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 January) — The city’s 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew has led to the arrest of close to a hundred minors and dozens of adults but has taken its toll on businesses that operate at...
View ArticleALPSIDE DOWNED: Siargao-ed (Last of two parts)
GENERAL LUNA, SIARGAO (MindaNews/ 24 Sept) – According to a story in Rappler, up to 1.2 billion pesos had been allocated in 2016 to add and improve infrastructure in the Caraga region, with special...
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Surigao City council slammed for resolution seeking ban on PUIs from other areas
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 9 April) – The city council of Surigao City has drawn criticisms for passing a resolution urging the Department of Health not to accept persons under...
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Caraga health worker is 4th COVID-19 case in region
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 16 May) — A 37-year old female health worker from the Caraga Regional Hospital (CRH) in Surigao City is the fourth confirmed case of coronavirus disease...
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Distansya lang
Passengers of a multicab in Surigao City on Sunday afternoon, 26 July 2020, observe distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.[] As of July 24, Surigao City had 10 COVID-19 cases. MindaNews photo...
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Catching a dogtooth tuna
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 January) – As the world got scared with the pandemic and everyone tried to distance themselves from other people to avoid catching the virus, I was safely secluded in...
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Big catch
Local fishermen catch a 12-kilogram amberjack in the waters off Mabua village in Surigao City on Friday morning, February 12, 2020. MindaNews photo by ROEL N. CATOTO
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Surigao City mayor suspends order re ‘no vax card, no entry’ policy
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 October) – ‘No vax card, no entry.’ Surigao City Mayor Ernesto Matugas, Jr. has suspended the implementation of his own executive order mandating a ‘no vax card, no entry’...
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Bayanihan
Residents in the fishing village of Mabua in Surigao City help dock a fisherman’s pump boat Wednesday afternoon (24 November 2021). MindaNews photo by ROEL N. CATOTO
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Surigao City after ‘Odette’
Survivors of Typhoon “Odette” scavenge piles of wood amid their damaged houses in Barangay Sabang, Surigao City on Friday (17 December 2021), a day after the storm made landfall. MindaNews photo by IVY...
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Misa de Gallo in Surigao
Residents of Surigao City attend Day 4 of the nine-day Misa de Gallo at the San Nicolas Tolentino Cathedral on Saturday, 19 December 2021, also Day 4 since super typhoon ‘Odette’ swept across the city,...
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‘Odette’ aftermath
A long queue for precious water on Sunday, 19 December 2021, is a common sight in Surigao City in the days after super typhoon ‘Odette’ battered the city, cut off its power and water supply and...
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Christmas in Surigao
Catholics in Surigao City, one of the areas hardest hit by super typhoon ‘Odette’ on December 16, 2021. find time to attend mass at the San Nicolas de Tolentino Cathedral on Christmas eve, 24 December....
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Toppled Tower
The tower of the old site of radio station RPN-DXKS, situated at the junction of Gov. Jose Sering and Rizal Streets in Surigao City, collapsed during the onslaught of Typhoon “Odette.” The station has...
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Relief goods for Siargao stuck for two days in Surigao
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 15 January) — Relief goods and construction materials for survivors of super typhoon ‘Odette’ is Siargao were stuck in Surigao City for two days due to...
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Japanese Ruby Fish
A local fisherman from Barangay Mabua in Surigao City shows a Japanese ruby fish that he caught on Easter Sunday (17 April 2022). Several fishermen in coastal villages remain struggling as their boats...
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ALPSIDE DOWNED: A fish-take
BERN, Switzerland (MindaNews / 19 March) — Mayors making presscons from City Hall rarely make for interesting news. But not when a young first-time mayor targets local businessmen in his campaign to...
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BATANG MINDANAW: Everything happens for a reason
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 April) – As the cliché goes, “everything happens for a reason.” I am sure many people have lost count of the times they have blurted out this phrase. In my youthful...
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BATANG MINDANAW: In the eyes of a student mother
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May) — Today, we celebrate Mother’s Day, a very special day to many, especially among us family-oriented Filipinos, to honor the sacrifices of our biological mother,...
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BATANG MINDANAW: In memory of Rizal
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 May) — The relics, those monuments, that specific park, that celebration — oh, the holiday? Those foundational novels, that notable one-peso coin, those school names, the...
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Surigao City celebrates Bonok-Bonok Festival as thanksgiving
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 Sept)— This city, which endured the devastation of Typhoon Odette and faced the challenges of the pandemic, celebrated the 39th Bonok-Bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw Festival as...
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Sunset Splash
SUNSET SPLASH. A fisherman jumps off his boat to take a swim upon returning from a fishing trip at Barangay Mabua, Surigao City on Monday, 23 October 2023. MindaNews photo by IVY MARIE MANGADLAO
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Surigao Fire
Residents help extinguish a fire that broke out in a coastal community in Barangay San Juan, Surigao City on Tuesday (12 March 2024) by using pails and other containers to gather water from the sea....
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Preparing to Fish
Fisherfolks prepare their net before venturing into the sea while a man lounges in the boat to relax as the sun sets in Barangay Mabua, Surigao City on Wednesday (13 March 2024). MindaNews photo by...
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NEWS BRIEFS | 10 June 2024
MILF commander arrested for 2008 Kolambugan attack Police arrested a leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) allegedly responsible for the April 18, 2008 attack in Lanao del Norte, which...
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BATANG MINDANAW: Mirror, mirror on the wall
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 July) — In fairy tales, mirrors are instrumental in causing harm and creating conflicts between people, oneself, and society. However, I would like to believe that in...
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Seafoods Galore
Fresh seafoods sell cheap at the Surigao City Public Market, like these big crabs selling at P250 a kilo and shrimps at P280 spotted Thursday afternoon (8 August 2024). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
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New Bridge
A worker checks on the bridge being constructed in Anao-aon, Surigao del Norte on Thursday (8 August 2024). The bridge will augment the old one on the left. It connects the municipality (now...
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Coast Guard temporarily suspends sea travel in Surigao, Siargao, Dinagat
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 15 Sept) — The Philippine Coast Guard on Sunday temporarily suspended sea travels in Surigao City, Siargao Islands, and Dinagat Islands due to prevailing gale force winds...
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Good Samaritan
A family in the back of a pickup truck distributes bottled water to stranded drivers and cargo truck helpers outside the port of Lipata in Surigao City on Tuesday (19 September 2024). Barge trips to...
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‘Bogus tribal group’ in Surigao to face alarm and scandal charges
The bolos seized from members of the Federal Tribal Group of the Philippines while they were manning an illegal checkpoint in Barangay Sabang, Surigao City on Friday, 24 January 2025. Photo courtesy...
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Defiant leader of bogus tribal group threatens bloodshed in Surigao City
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 29 Jan) — Despite facing 10 criminal charges for alarming business owners and causing a public scandal in Surigao City on Jan. 24, a leader of an alleged...
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NEWS BRIEFS | 31 January 2025
FTGP members surrender in Surigao City Members of the bogus indigenous peoples group Federal Tribal Government of the Philippines have started to surrender to the police following a crackdown on their...
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21 members of ‘bogus’ tribal group arrested in Surigao
Members of the Federal Tribal Government of the Philippines sit handcuffed on the ground following their arrest during a joint operation in Barangay Sabang, Surigao City on Thursday, 20 February 2025....
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Surigao Sunset
After hours of work under the scorching sun of summer, fishermen return to shore aboard their boats as the sun sets in Barangay Mabua, Surigao City on Thursday (17 April 2024). MindaNews photo by IVY...
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Holy Burial
Lay ministers carry an image of the deceased Christ, placed in a glass coffin, during the Santo Entierro (Holy Burial) procession on Good Friday, 18 April 2025, in Surigao City. MindaNews photo by IVY...
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BEYOND THE BEND: Reclaiming legacy and heralding the bright future ahead
(MindaNews / 21 April) – The story goes like this. My ancestor, Yu Sing Co, left China to find his fortunes in the Philippines. He arrived by boat in the early 20th century as American colonizers were...
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