Rene Baterbonia: Agusan solons seek probe into Ateneo athletes’ deaths

Alexander Lopez 06/10/2026

BUTUAN CITY – Representatives Alfel Bascug (Agusan del Sur 1st District) and Eddiebong Plaza (2nd District) filed House Bill No. 1108 on Tuesday directing the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry into the deaths of Rene Clert…

Bislig’s ‘Little Niagara’ sees tourism boom amid Palarong Pambansa

Alexander Lopez 05/29/2026

BUTUAN CITY – The 2026 Palarong Pambansa is bringing more than athletic competition to the Caraga Region; it is fueling a surge in local tourism, with Bislig City in Surigao del Sur emerging as a major beneficiary. In…

Rescue teams find wreckage of Dinagat plane crash; 2 still missing

Alexander Lopez 04/09/2026

BUTUAN CITY – Search and assessment operations continue at the crash site of a Cessna plane in Barangay Navarro, Tubajon, Dinagat Islands, authorities said Thursday. Search and rescue (SAR) teams found the wreckage of the Cessna plane, identified…

PCG suspends sea travels in Surigao Norte, Dinagat due to rough seas

Alexander Lopez 03/14/2026

BUTUAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard has ordered the temporary suspension of travel of sea vessels and watercraft with 250 tonnage and below in Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, and Siargao Islands on Saturday morning. In an…

Siargao coast: No oil spill from motor tanker that ran aground, Coast Guard says

Alexander Lopez 01/11/2026

BUTUAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday said no oil spill was observed off the coast of Burgos town in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, where a Philippine-flagged motor tanker ran aground. The Burgos…

Shabu in Siargao: 3 foreigners nabbed with P54-M shabu

Alexander Lopez 12/25/2025

BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested three foreign nationals and seized suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of more than P54 million, from a grounded yacht off Siargao Island, authorities reported Thursday. The Surigao del Norte Police said…

Cebu earthquake: Surigao del Norte to give P3M in aid to victims

Alexander Lopez 10/04/2025

BUTUAN CITY – Cebu earthquake victims are set to receive P3 million in aid after the Surigao del Norte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) on Friday afternoon approved a resolution allocating the amount. Resolution No. 25-05,…

Cebu earthquake: Surigao City to extend P300-K burial assistance

Alexander Lopez 10/03/2025

BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao City government will extend P300,000 cash aid to families who lost loved ones during the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu province. The assistance was already approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod during its regular…

Monkey saved after being electrocuted in Surigao Terminal Port

Alexander Lopez 06/29/2025

BUTUAN CITY – Immediate response made by personnel of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) helped an electrocuted monkey survive in the Lipata Terminal Port in Surigao City Friday…

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