DAVAO CITY – Some 465 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels received P39,079,957 financial assistance through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) in 2022. According to the 2022 Annual Report by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the Caraga Region (DILG-13), the agency released P12.1 million livelihood funding for 242 […]
Caraga Region
Court acquits LTO director accused of mulcting money
DAVAO CITY — The Regional Trial Court Branch 3 in Butuan City acquitted Land Transportation Office (LTO) Caraga region OIC Regional Director Joel R. Consulta and personal aide staff Boby Cozy Ilanga against accusations of mulcting money from a driving school for lack of evidence to pin down the accused. In a decision17-page decision handed […]
Siargao’s 13th int’l fishing tourney kicks off
DAVAO CITY — The 13th Siargao International Game Fisihing competition oficially started this morning, April 21. Surigao del Norte Representative Francisco Joe Matugas II, in a media interview said more than 60 professional anglers from different countries have registered for the event. Competing anglers arrived for the four-day tournament which resumes three years after it […]
Soldiers kill 2 communist terrorists in Agusan del Sur clash
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The troops of the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division intensified its focused military operations anew against the CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) after combined troops of 4ID killed two CNTs and captured two high powered firearms in an encounter at Sitio Vertudazo, Brgy. San Juan, Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur around 3:58 a.m. […]
Soldiers plant 8,000 trees to celebrate Army’s 126th anniv
DAVAO CITY — As part of their celebration of the Philippine Army’s 126th Founding Anniversary, the members of the 4th Infantry Division across Northern Mindana and Caraga regions planted around 8,600 seedlings of fruit-bearing trees on March 9 to 10. The seedlings were planted by the troops of the 4ID during a simultaneous tree-planting activity […]
Thousands flee homes as LPA hits Butuan, Caraga provinces
BUTUAN CITY – Thousands of residents in Butuan City as well as in the neighboring provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur fled their homes as the trough of the low-pressure area (LPA) brought heavy rains that caused flooding and landslides Saturday. As of the 10 a.m. weather bulletin, the LPA was already […]
Army, police exhume cadavers of five massacre victims in a mass grave
DAVAO CITY ––The members of Philippine Army and the police personnel from Cabadbaran City in Agusan del Norte on Sunday, October 30 successfully exhumed the cadavers of five persons beleived to have been massacred by the members of the New People’s Army in 2021, in Sitio Baraboto, Barangay Curva in the town of Santiago, Agusan […]
DA turns over P25-M cold storage in Agusan Sur
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Caraga (DA-13) turned over Friday (March 11, 2022) a cold storage and packing facility to San Francisco, Agusan del Sur to help farmers prevent losses by prolonging the shelf life of agricultural products. “The facility is first-ever in Caraga Region with a cold storage and packing facility that […]
6 dead, over 8K families displaced in Caraga due to ‘Vicky’
BUTUAN CITY – Tropical Depression (TD) Vicky left six persons dead and displaced over 8,000 families in Caraga over the last two days. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga (DSWD-13) said a total of 8,673 families or 34,861 individuals were directly affected by “Vicky” in 140 barangays of the region. In Surigao del […]
Archdiocese of Davao-Army agree on resumption of Masses modalities
DAVAO CITY —The leaders of Archdiocese of Davao and the Task-Force Davao on Tuesday agreed to implement security and health protocols as church services will resume anytime this month. Task Force Davao Commander Colonel Consolito Yecla said the meeting involved the re-orientation of the leaders from the cities 43 parishes on the threat of terrorism […]
Dead whale discovered floating in Surigao Sur
BUTUAN CITY – Residents of a fishing village in Hinatuan town, Surigao del Sur, found a floating dead whale Saturday morning. Surigao del Sur Provincial Police Office (SDSPPO) director Col. James Goforth said personnel of Hinatuan Municipal Police Office (HMPO) was alerted of the floating carcass discovered by fishermen at around 6:10 a.m. in Sitio Gacubay, […]
Stay at home! Davao billboard says
DAVAO CITY — In an effort to encourage everyone to stay at home, the city government of Davao put up huge tarpaulins in all entrances and main intersections of the city asking people to stay at tome. The tarpaulin at Barangay Lasang, Davao City says “Pagpundo sa inyong Balay” or Stay at Home. Lasang is […]
Top NPA leader killed in Butuan shootout
DAVAO CITY –- A known leader of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) was killed when he put up a fight against military and police operatives who served his warrant of arrest Wednesday morning in Butuan City. The Army’s 402nd Infantry Brigade in a report identified the slain rebel as Manuel Magante Gilo, a finance officer […]