Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Bob
Nineteen men and women completed the Congressional Internship Program for Young Muslim Leaders (CIPYML), which is supported by USAID through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, in partnership with the House of Representatives and Mindanao State University (MSU). U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney, Speaker of the House Representatives (HoR) Prospero Nograles, and various [...]
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Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Bob
Nineteen men and women completed the Congressional Internship Program for Young Muslim Leaders (CIPYML), which is supported by USAID through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, in partnership with the House of Representatives and Mindanao State University (MSU). U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney, Speaker of the House Representatives (HoR) Prospero Nograles, and various [...]
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Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Ben
October 8, 2008
BUTUAN CITY - Money for vote-buying including widespread cheating in counting not principled politics still a major determining factor in winning the 2010 elections in Caraga Region, predicts non-government organizations Caraga Watch executive officer Angelito Banahaw.
Banahaw who made his two predictions for the 2004 and 2007 local elections true including the defeat of [...]
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Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Bob
KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) – Governor Migs Dominguez, mayors Elsie Perrett, Rom Falgui and Jojo Lopez with Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon (middle) and 1002nd Army Infantry Brigade Commander Col. Rainier Cruz (left) listen as Police Regional Director Chief Supt. Felizardo Serapio explains the search operation against elements of 105th base command of Moro [...]
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Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Bob
KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) - Soldiers in full battle gear take a rest under a canopy after a blocking operation against elements of 105th base command of Moro Islamic Liberation Front who burned the barangay hall, day care center and three other buildings in barangay Gasi.
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Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Bob
KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) - Mayor Rom Falgui (standing) speaks during the joint Philippine National Police-Armed Forces of the Philippines-Local Chief Executives meeting Tuesday, October 7.
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Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Bob
KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) - Chief Supt. Felizardo Serapio (seated right), regional police director, explains at the joint Philippine National Police-Armed Forces of the Philippines-Local Chief Executives meeting Tuesday, October 7, operations against elements of 105th base command of Moro Islamic Liberation Front who burned the barangay hall, day care center and three other [...]
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Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Bob
SEN.NINOY AQUINO, SULTAN KUDARAT (OCTOBER 6, 2008)- Participants of the 3rd Mindanao Caving Forum appreciates the rare coral-like formations inside Lagbasan Cave Sunday, October 5. Hundreds of cavers from all over Mindanao and the Visayas visited Sen. Ninoy Aquino for the 4-day Caving Forum. Participants were awed by the different rare formations inside Lagbasan Cave.
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Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Bob
SEN.NINOY AQUINO, SULTAN KUDARAT (OCTOBER 6, 2008)- Erwin “Pastour” Emata waves the Philippine Flag he raised in Mt. Everest inside Lagbasan Cave during the 3rd Mindanao Caving Forum in Sen. Ninoy Aquino (S.N.A.) Sunday, October 5, 2008. Emata, who started exploring caves in the 90’s, joined hundreds of cavers from all over Mindanao and the [...]
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Posted on October 7th, 2008 by Bob
MAITUM, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) – Grade I pupils and Mayor Elsie Perrett kick off the celebration of children’s month in an elementary school distribution of school supplies Monday, October 6.
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MAITUM, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) – Grade I pupils each receive school supplies Monday, October 6, from Mayor Elsie Perrett as a continuing program of the child-friendly movement in the municipality.
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Posted on October 7th, 2008 by Bob
ALABEL, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) – Trade and Industry Provincial Director Nenita Barroso, (2nd from right), representatives from the Bureau of Food and Drugs and the provincial agriculture office, make an inventory of food products in an Alabel store Monday, October 6, in connection with the milk scare and in celebration of the consumer welfare [...]
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Posted on October 7th, 2008 by Bob
ALABEL, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) – Trade and Industry Provincial Director Nenita Barroso gives an inspirational message to high school students who join the oratorical contest Monday, October 6, with the theme “Leading the Consumers Toward Efficient Lighting For a Brighter Future” at the Capitol lobby in celebration of the consumer welfare month.
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MAITUM, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) – Triplets Gary, George, and Greg Adam each weighing 2.1 lbs., 2 lbs. and 1.6 lbs respectively, born in barangay New La Union on October 3 and referred to Diagan Cooperative Hospital in General Santos City for further management. For those who want to help, any donation is most welcome. [...]
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MAASIM, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) – Lumad residents in barangay Nomoh beam as they go home with relief goods delivered October 3 by Lutheran World Relief and International Action by Churches Together, in cooperation with Spectrum, a non-government organization. Ten other villages were also given relief goods.
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MAITUM, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) – Mayor Elsie Perrett in her birthday party Saturday with her constituents and family members.
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MAITUM, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) – Patients of Dr. Renato Diagan and his staff from the Diagan Cooperative Hospital based in General Santos City conduct tubal ligation to 18 women at the GYY Maternity Home. This ligation program spearheaded by the municipal government of Maitum is now in its second year.
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Posted on October 6th, 2008 by Bob
ALABEL, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) – Grade one pupils from Alabel Central School enjoy their arrozcaldo prepared by the National Food Authority as part of the campaign for Iron-Fortified Rice and in celebration of the Consumers Welfare Month at Sarangani Capitol Monday, October 6.
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ALABEL, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) - Leonillo Lariosa (left), Assistant Secretary of the Department of Energy, and Sarangani Board Member Nicanor Ballan switch on from incandescent bulb to compact fluorescent lamp during the launching of SWITCH movement in celebration with Consumers Welfare Month in front of Sarangani Capitol Monday, October 6. SWITCH is a [...]
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Posted on October 6th, 2008 by Ben
October 5, 2008
CANTILAN, Surigao del Sur - The long standing conflict of principles between leaderships of the Roman Catholic Church and the Surigao del Sur provincial government worsened anew after Surigao del Sur Governor Vicente T. Pimentel Jr. in front of church leaders before an estimated 8,000 crowd who attended public forum on mining openly [...]
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Posted on October 6th, 2008 by Bob
Replacing rickety wooden planks, this 78-meter concrete footbridge in Barangay Subah Buaya provides more than 2,000 local residents with better access to markets and basic services in the town center of Siasi, Sulu. The facility, constructed by USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program in partnership with the barangay government, is one of over [...]
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Posted on October 6th, 2008 by Ben
October 6, 2008
BUTUAN CITY - Money for vote-buying including widespread cheating in counting not principled politics still a major determining factor in winning the 2010 elections in Caraga Region, predicts non-government organizations Caraga Watch executive officer Angelito Banahaw.
Banahaw who made his two predictions for the 2004 and 2007 local elections true including the defeat of [...]
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Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by Ben
CAMP RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City- At least persons five of them are minors were seriously wounded when a grenade thrown at them exploded right at the waiting shed where the victims were holding drinking session in Sitio Capangdan, Barangay Urbiztondo, Claver, Surigao del Norte Tuesday evening.
Belated report reaching Caraga Police Regional Information Office here identified [...]
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Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by Bob
KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 2, 2008) – Dr. Lemuel Benedict Non, the town’s new municipal health officer, delivers a message during his first flag ceremony here September 29, Monday. Dr. Non is a topnotcher in the University of the Philippines College of Medicine, a BS Biology Summa Cum Laude graduate of Mindanao State University, No. 9 [...]
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Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by Bob
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Leaders of various vegetable growers’ associations in the region have created a Mindanao-wide council to serve as an advocacy and networking umbrella group for the local vegetable sector.
This was announced at the 1st Mindanao Veggie Expo held here earlier this month, organized by the Northern Mindanao Vegetable Industry Council (NorMinVeggies), USAID’s Growth [...]
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Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by Bob
Max Ventura, executive director of the PhilAm Foundation (seated, center) and Marcelino Remotigue (seated, 2nd from left), president of the Northern Mindanao Vegetable Producers Association (NorMinVeggies), sign a memorandum of agreement under which the foundation will assist NorMinVeggies’ planned expansion of its vegetable consolidation and marketing activities for smallhold growers. The association linked up with [...]
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Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by Bob
MAITUM, Sarangani (October 2, 2008) – BGen. Jose Vizcarra (left), assistant division commander of 10th Infantry Division, lauds media for providing information to the populace as he looks on at published photos and news about Maitum during his visit Wednesday, October 1, with Major Rolando Rodil, commander of the 25th Infantry Battalion stationed in Maitum.
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Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by Bob
MAITUM, Sarangani (October 2, 2008) – Vice Mayor Tito Balazon (center) receives BGen. Jose Vizcarra (2nd from left) at the town hall Wednesday, October 1, with (from right) Major Rolando Rodil, commander of the 25th Infantry Battalion stationed in Maitum; Col. Daniel Soriano, deputy brigade commander of 1002nd Brigade; and Mr. Mac Perrett. Vizcarra, assistant [...]
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Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by Ben
BUTUAN CITY - Former Surigao del Sur Rep. Prospero Pichay, Jr. today said he is optimistic that the church-led signing of agreement among stakeholders in the former PICOP concession area touted to be the biggest among timber concessions in MIndanao and in Caraga Region will finally bring peace and development in the area.
Pichay who [...]
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Engr. Jeffrey T. Dellosa, CEIT
Butuan City - Dr. Joanna B. Cuenca, President of the Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science and Technology (NORMISIST), led the testimonial dinner accorded to the new Geodetic Engineers who passed the September 2008 board examination at the DOST Social Hall on September 29, 2008.
Dr. Cuenca spearheaded all guests from the [...]
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Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by Bob
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (October 1, 2008) – Board Member Norberto Butiong
(center in yellow) and Sittiehawa Marohomsalic (far left in yellow),
assistant provincial administrator, receive the trophy for the
Provincial Government of Sarangani as 1st Runner-up in the over-all
sportsfest tally of the 108th celebration of Civil Service.
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY (October 1, 2008) – The local government unit of
General Santos City bags the crown as over-all champion of the
month-long sportsfest in celebration of 108th Civil Service
Anniversary. Gensan has an over-all score of 75 points, followed by
the Provincial Government of Sarangani with 74 points.
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Posted on October 1st, 2008 by Ben
BUTUAN CITY – This regional center of Caraga Region is host of the three-day 8th Philippine Employment and Services Office (PESO) that started today with venue at local Almont Hotel and convention center here, Butuan City PESO Manager Aurora Zaportesa in a press statement said.
Zaportesa claimed at least 700 participants from different parts of the [...]
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KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 1, 2008) – Mayor Rom Falgui presents to
municipal employees 10 new police personnel assigned in Kiamba for a
three-month Field Training Program (FTP) during the flag ceremony,
Monday, September 29.
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KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 1, 2008) – Mayor Rom Falgui delivers his
message during the Inter-Faith Prayer Meeting for Peace Monday,
September 29, with the theme: “The Power of United Prayer for Peace”.
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KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 1, 2008) - Mayor Rom Falgui poses with
Kiamba delegates who participated in the provincial Alternative
Learning System (ALS) 2008 Literacy Day Celebration held on September
25-26 in Malungon. The mayor lauded the participants for snapping up
the over-all championship for the third consecutive time since 2006.
.(Photo by Allan C. de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFO CENTER)
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Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Bob
These students and other residents of Barangay Assumption in Koronodal, South Cotabato, no longer have to wade through a flood-prone creek, due to a newly-constructed 44-meter long footbridge provided by USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program in partnership with the Koronadal City government. The bridge is one of 830 barangay infrastructure projects—including grains [...]
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Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Ben
BISLIG CITY - Diocese of Tandag Social Action office through Diocesan Social Action Director Sister Lydia Lascuna today claimed undetermined number of innocent civilians were the ones greatly affected not the rebels in the almost five days military offensivces in barangays Bugak, Rajah Kabungsuan and Union, , all in Lingig town, province of Surigao del [...]
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Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Ben
SURIGAO CITY (PNA) - Angered over what they claimed generalization of travel advisories issued by foreign embassies for its citizens not to travel troubled areas in Mindanao, Surigao del Norte Provincial Board Member Melva Garcia said they will soon pass a resolution to counter travel advisories.
In a press conference of the recently concluded 4th Siargao [...]
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Posted on September 29th, 2008 by Ben
BUTUAN CITY - Thunder accompanied by a deadly lightning struck a family at Purok 3, Barangay San Nicolas, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur Thursday afternoon killing two of the Morales family members while injuring another.
Talacogon Police in a report to the Caraga Police Regional Office here identified the casualties as four year old girl, Baby Dorie [...]
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