IED explodes in Surigao mall
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/20 April) — An improvised explosive device (IED) went off inside the Gaisano Capital-Surigao mall on Sunday afternoon, police said. No one was hurt during the blast as the IED...
View ArticleCargo boat in Surigao mishap unauthorized to operate – Marina
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/20 April) — A cargo boat that lost its balance when hit by big waves off Surigao City last Friday and had to be towed by another vessel was not authorized to operate, an...
View ArticleSurigao police placed on alert after mall blast
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/21 April) – The city has placed its police force on alert to thwart another possible bombing attempt after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off inside the Gaisano...
View ArticleRanking NPA leader falls in Surigao
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 Apr) – A ranking New People’s Army (NPA) leader was arrested here Sunday by joint elements of the Army’s 29th Infantry Battalion and the police’s Criminal Investigation and...
View Article300 cave enthusiasts gather in Surigao City
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 Apr) – At least 300 cave enthusiasts around the country have gathered here staring Tuesday for their five-day 15th National Cave Congress. Jason Garrido, president of the...
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Earth Day Protest
At least three thousand people from the four provinces of Caraga Region march at Kilometer 2 National Highway in Surigao City on Wednesday (22 April 2015). Protesters reiterate calls for the stoppage...
View Article19 barangay chairs snub Surigao City mayor’s address
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/25 April) – Saying he failed to deliver basic services to their areas, 19 of the city’s 54 barangay (village) chairpersons did not show up when Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas...
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Young Protesters
Children take part in a rally Wednesday (29 April 2015) staged by militant groups led by the Kilusang Mayor Uno-Surigao Chapter in front of the Surigao City Public Market. They are calling for...
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Pacquiao Fever
With just five more days left before the megafight, art sign maker Chris Aclo, a former boxer himself, makes final touches on his painting showcasing Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Tuesday...
View ArticleSurigao rural bank placed under PDIC receivership
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 Apr) – The Monetary Board placed the Surigaonon Rural Banking Corporation under the receivership of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) by virtue of an MB...
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Under Receivership
This bank, photographed Wednesday (29 April 2015) is now under receivership of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) starting April 24. The PDIC has assured depositors they will get their...
View Article10 killed, 1 wounded in series of shooting incidents in Surigao City
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 Apr) – Police are now investigating the spate of killings in the city that claimed at least 10 lives in a span of eight days since last week. Supt. Ruben delos Santos,...
View Article“Pinoy Aquaman” conquers Sarangani Bay
GLAN, Sarangani (MindaNews/10 May) — Triathlete-lawyer Ingemar Macarine knocked out boxing icon Manny Pacquiao’s province by setting a personal record as the first man to have crossed Sarangani Bay on...
View ArticleMolmol the Parrot Fish meets school children and communities
“Hello Molmol,goodbye Nemo!” giggled the mothers huddled together as they watched their children do a theatrical reading of “Ang Dangpanan ni Molmol” (Molmol’s Refuge) in the barangay hall of San...
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TRAVEL Surigao City’s ‘thrill’ mountain
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 Oct) – First, you need to have strong knees. But worry not, the ascending footsteps that are threatening vertical high are cemented, all 340-plus. It can be a pain in the...
View ArticleUCPB in Surigao City robbed
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/09 November) — The local branch of the United Coconut Planters Bank lost a still undetermined amount of money to four armed robbers on Monday morning. The robbers ordered the...
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Bank Robbery
Police scene of the crime operatives in Surigao City pick up evidences inside the United Coconut Planters Bank branch in Surigao City on Monday (Nov. 9, 2015). Four armed robbers staged a robbery...
View ArticleChurch burns in Surigao City
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/10 November) – Fire gutted the upper floor of the 27-year old church building of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in this city on Tuesday morning. The church is...
View ArticleP4.4M lost in Surigao bank heist
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/10 November) — Robbers took a total of P4.4 million in cash in yesterday’s bank robbery in Surigao City, a bank official said. Allaniel Bumanglag, bank manager of United Coconut...
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Burned Church
Lay members of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Surigao City watch their church gutted by a fire on Tuesday morning (Nov. 10, 2015). No one was hurt during the fire which damaged P6...
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