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1,300 families seek shelter at evacuation centers in Caraga
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/19 December) — At least 1,313 families or 5,801 individuals sought refuge in different evacuation centers in Caraga region as tropical depression ‘Onyok’ which eventually...
View ArticleDengue cases in Surigao City down from 859 last year to 393 this year
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 December) — Cases of dengue here dropped to 393 from 859 last year, Garosfe Menor, dengue program coordinator of the City Health Office (CHO) said. But Menor urged...
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Harvest Time
A fisherman takes out lobsters from his fishcage in Barangay Day-asan, a fishing village in Surigao City, on Tuesday (22 Dec 2015). Fishermen sell live lobsters at P2,400 a kilo. MindaNews photo by...
View Article25 fishermen from Surigao jailed in Indonesia
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 Jan) – Twenty-five fishermen from this city are now languishing in jail in Indonesia due to illegal fishing, according to two barangay chairmen. Josselyn Mantilla, of...
View Article9 of 25 Surigao fishermen languishing in Indonesian jail are ill
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 Jan) – Nine of the 25 fishermen from this city who are languishing in jail in Indonesia are ill, according to their boat captain. Rodrigo Puno, boat captain of MB/RGJ...
View Article‘Pinoy Aquaman’ does another first in Surigao
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews/19 January) — As he is wont to do, triathlete-lawyer Ingemar “Pinoy Aquman” Macarine did another first on Sunday: swim the treacherous waters from Sumilom Island...
View Article253 dogs euthanized in Surigao City
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/21 January) — At least 253 stray dogs have been euthanized here since 2013 as part of the city’s campaign against rising cases of dog bites, Dr. Maridel Zerda, agriculture...
View Article“Pinoy Aquaman” to cross English Channel in August
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/14 February) – This time, the English Channel. Triathlete-lawyer Ingemar “Pinoy Aquaman” Macarine is now preparing to set a new record in August by being the first Filipino to...
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Surigao Fire
Firemen put out the last remaining embers of a fire along Nueva Extension in Barangay Taft, Surigao City Thursday afternoon (18 February 2016) that gobbled up close to a hundred houses made of light...
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Coin Divers
Sea gypsies popularly called Badjaos wait for passengers aboard MV Dinagat at the port in Surigao City to throw coins into the water which they would catch by driving on Friday, February 26, 2016....
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Smuggled Wildlife
Animals such as monkeys, birds and a deer were seized at Lipata Port in Surigao City on Palm Sunday, 20 March 2016. The animals are believed to have come from Indonesia. Five persons suspected of...
View ArticleIFI Bishop confirms massive vote-buying noted in Surigao City, del Norte
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/08 May) — Massive vote-buying has been reported in all towns including this capital city with the amounts ranging from as low as 20 pesos to as high as 7,000 pesos, depending...
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Long Wait
Mothers carrying their babies wait for hours in one of the polling precincts in Margarita R. Espina Elementary School in Barangay Luna, Surigao City after some vote-counting machines malfunctioned on...
View Article3 suspected drug dealers killed in Surigao Norte this month
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/14 June)– Three suspected drug dealers have been killed in Surigao del Norte within the first week of this month, police said. The latest incident occurred on June 7, in...
View ArticleSurneco assures no brownout despite power plant maintenance shutdown
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/15 June) — A scheduled maintenance shutdown of a power supplier of Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative won’t result in a brownout as a standby modular generation set will...
View ArticleRobbers hit rural bank in Surigao Norte; another robbery foiled in Surigao City
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/15 June) — A rural bank in Placer, Surigao del Norte fell victim to a group of robbers while another robbery attempt targeting a shipping company in Surigao City was foiled. A...
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More victims of human trafficking recorded in Surigao
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/19 June) – More victims of human trafficking have been recorded here in the first two quarters of 2016, most of them shipped out from Pantalan 1 and 2 here, a non-governmental...
View ArticleSurigao City grapples with water shortage
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 June) – The water utility here has admitted it has been unable to provide enough water to its consumers since last month due to the drought brought about by extreme weather...
View Article12-hour blackout to hit Surigao provinces on Sunday
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/24 June) — Most areas of Surigao del Norte and parts of Surigao del Sur will experience a 12-hour blackout from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, three power utilities servicing the...
View ArticleSurigao radio commentator, 12-year old son survive ambush
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 30 June) — An anti-drug radio commentator and his 12-year-old son survived an ambush by two men riding on a motorycycle in Surigao City Thursday afternoon, the National...
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