Magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits Surigao del Sur

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 02/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck the province of Surigao Del Sur on Sunday afternoon, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The epicenter of the quake was located 8 kilometers from Tandag,…

Future looks bright for 17-year-old boxer Ronel Suyom-POC prexy

PR 11/29/2022

PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino welcomed on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 17-year-old Ronel Suyom—a potential “next big thing” of Philippine boxing. “It’s a great showing by a 17-year-old boxer from the south and…

How a father helped his daughter bounce back from her LET failure

Immae Lachica 03/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— “Next time, ana ra man na. Ayg kaguol, na unsa!”  ([You can pass it] Next time, that is just the way it is. Don’t be sad, okay!) A simple line from a father who…

Tatay in Agusan del Norte transforms into a merman for little girl’s birthday shoot

Immae Lachica 07/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— They say dads are the greatest provider. Yes, that is true, but sometimes dads are not just best in providing the family their needs, but they too can provide happy moments and memories. Just…

Agusan del Norte folk flee homes as Tropical Storm Dante triggers floods

Erwin Mascariñas, Jhesset Enano 06/02/2021

At least 200 families in Agusan del Norte province were forced to flee their homes due to floods triggered by heavy rain since Monday night as Tropical Storm “Dante” (international name: Choi-wan) continued to inch closer to…

‘Will we encounter some NPA?’

DLS Pineda - @inquirerdotnet 02/17/2021

When I moved from Manila to Agusan del Norte in 2014, I began hosting tours for friends flying over. One of my objectives was to dispel the notion of Mindanao as the barren and war-torn wasteland the…

Gov’t troops engage NPA rebels in a gunfight in Agusan del Norte

Florence A. Baesa 04/13/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- Suspected members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) attacked the community security patrol of the 29th Infantry (Matatag) Battalion of the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division in Barangay Cuyago, Jabonga,…

Nasipit cop kills farmer, who went wild after argument over wearing of face mask

Froilan Gallardo 04/04/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — A 63-year-old farmer was shot and killed by a policeman after a heated discussion about the compulsory wearing of face masks in Nasipit town, Agusan del Norte last Thursday, April 2,…

DOH polio team waylaid by NPA rebels in Agusan del Norte

Froilan Gallardo 11/30/2019

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — Health workers conducting an anti-polio vaccination in the hinterlands of Agusan del Norte were waylaid by suspected New People’s Army rebels, the military said. Colonel Maurito Licudine, commander of the Army…

Auring: Cebu, 13 areas under Signal No. 1

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/09/2017

Cebu remains under storm signal number 1 as of 11 p.m, Sunday, January 8, due to tropical depression Auring. Jhomer Eclarino, a specialist of the state weather bureau PAGASA, said that Auring is traversing Mindanao and the…

Cebu under storm signal number 1

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/08/2017

Cebu has been placed under public storm signal number one Sunday morning due to tropical cyclone ‘Auring.’ Vhan Singson, weather specialist of Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) Mactan, said ‘Auring’ might landfall in Surigao area…

Signal No. 1 in Cebu; Marce to leave Monday

11/24/2016

SIGNAL No. 1 was hoisted over several provinces in Visayas and Mindanao as the low pressure near Surigao del Sur intensified into a tropical depression and was locally named “Marce.” The storm signal was raised over Southern…

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