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A flood control structure was built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the coastal Barangay of Cortes, Surigao del Sur to ensure the safety of residents and their properties from flooding brought by dangerous tides and turbulent waves. The 181.6 lineal meter concrete seawall constructed with concrete slope protection, grouted riprap […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is paving a local road to support coffee, coconut, and palm growers in Tagbina, Surigao del Sur. In his report to DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, Regional Office 13 Director Pol delos Santos said that a total of 12.48 kilometers road will be concreted with provisions of drainage, […]
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has junked the disqualification case against Deputy Speaker Representative Prospero Pichay Jr. of Surigao del Sur for his congressional bid in the upcoming May 2022 elections. In a resolution rendered on February 15, the Comelec’s former First Division dismissed the petition filed in November last year to cancel the Certificate […]
The conversion of the Bislig District Hospital into a medical center will further bolster the medical infrastructure and health services in the area, especially in the second district of Surigao del Sur. Surigao del Sur 2nd District Representative Johnny Pimentel welcomed the approval of the House Committees on Health and Appropriation of House Bill 9837 […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completely replaced the old and unsafe Sitio Pague-Pague – Camagong wooden bridge in Tago, Surigao del Sur. Secretary Mark Villar said that the bridge will improve the productivity, profitability, and sustainability for agriculture in the area. “The bridge will improve the productivity, profitability, and sustainability for […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is fast-tracking the construction of a 3-kilometer coastal bypass road in the town of Lianga, Surigao del Sur. “The Lianga Coastal Bypass Road is a major infrastructure project that will increase economic growth in the municipality and boost tourism by making the area a main stopover for […]
The local government of Cantilan in Surigao del Sur has begun the distribution of food packs for at least 10,487 households. “I am reminding everyone that the food packs will be delivered to every household,” Cantilan town Mayor Carla Lopez-Pichay said in an announcement. Pichay said the local government is targeting 10,487 families to receive […]
Rolly Mahilum, the prime suspect in the brutal murder of Surigao del Sur DXBF Prime Broadcasting Network manager and anchor Christopher Iban “Chris Rapido” Lozada in October 2017, was finally brought to trial. This welcome development was announced by the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), the lead government agency tasked to investigate violence […]
Rolly Mahilum, the main suspect in the murder of DXBF Prime Broadcasting Network operations manager and anchor Christopher “Chris Rapido” Lozada in October 2017 has been arrested by the Surigao Del Sur Police Provincial Office. A report sent to the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) Secretariat in Malacañang said Mahilum was arrested on March […]
A mass graduation ceremony for Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and former rebels was held last October 1 at Sitio Ibuan, Bgy. Mampi, Lanuza, Surigao del Sur after they finished skills courses under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Present during the event were Secretary Isidro S. Lapeña, TESDA Director General, Undersecretary Atty. Jo Ann […]