Department of Tourism (DOT) Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco extended her heartfelt appreciation for the local government officials of the Caraga region for their enthusiastic participation in the 10th leg of the Philippine Experience Program (PEP). In her speech at the welcome dinner hosted by the Bayugan City Government at the Lope A. Asis Gymnasium, […]
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The city government of Cabadbaran in Agusan del Norte and the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) opened a one-hectare demonstration farm to help boost vegetable production.DA-13 Regional Technical Director Rebecca Atega said the farm, which opened Monday, will benefit all farmers’ associations and cooperatives in the city. “We can now provide these […]
Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed a total of 350 infrastructure projects in 2021 to improve the road network and mobility in Region 13. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado and Senior Undersecretary Rafael Yabut, in charge of Regional Operations, complimented DPWH Region 13 headed by Regional […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led the gathering last Friday of the Caraga Special Committee on the “Balik Probinsiya, Bagong Pag-asa” program together with members of the Regional Development Council, stressing that “now is the time to realize the full potential of our provinces as economic centers and alternatives to established urban economic hubs.”Nograles chairs the […]
Various government agencies led by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with private organizations to improve market linkage for the farm products of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Caraga Region. Organized under the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program of DAR and the Department of Social […]
“This is the first time for a region, and for any regional task force, that a barangay summit on EO 70 was held. This is also the first time that a regional task force has initiated a film festival under the direction of the Philippine National Police (PNP). We blazed a trail here in Caraga.” This […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Tuesday led the 2nd Caraga Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) Meeting at the Gateway Hotel in Surigao City. The meeting was in line with the mandate of Executive Order No. 70 (series of 2018) which created the Caraga RTF-ELCAC and its twelve clusters effective June […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles condemned the shooting of a Land Transportation Office (LTO) personnel on Wednesday, July 17, by still-unidentified assailants and readily assured that the Philippine National Police (PNP) is expediting its probe of the incident. Initial reports said Felixberto Loayon, Rene Sinangute and Frede Wabina, all employees of LTO Surigao, were traveling in […]