OZAMIZ CITY — Eleven of the 183 city government employees here were tested positive in a rapid test for Coronavirus-19 which started on Tuesday, June 23. Mayor Sancho Fernando Oaminal said the employees who were tested positive in the rapid test underwent a swab test on Wednesday to confirm the earlier result. Staff and employees […]
Northern Mindanao
Balik Probinsiya, Bagong Pag-Asa Program, pormal na binuksan sa Lanao del Norte
ILIGAN CITY — Ginanap araw ng Miyerkules ang ‘groundbreaking ceremony‘ ng implementasyon ng Balik Probinsiya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BPBP) Program sa barangay Tacub, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte at nagpahiwatig ng suporta ang mga national government agencies na kasapi ng BPBP Program Council kung saan 200 pamilya ang mabibigyan ng pagkakataong makauwi sa probinsiya mula sa malalaking […]
1-year-old baby NorMin’s youngest Covid-19 patient
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A one-year-old female infant in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental is the youngest coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patient in Northern Mindanao region after her swab samples turned out positive on Saturday through reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) confirmatory test. Dr. Agnes Centino, assistant city health officer and unified commander of Gingoog City’s […]
Marawi records 8 new Covid-19 cases in a day
MARAWI CITY — Eight coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases have been recorded in just a day here, a first after more than a month of registering zero cases, Marawi City Health Officer Dr. Ali Dalidig said Tuesday. Dalidig said the new eight cases, three males and five females, are all Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) and repatriated overseas […]
PMA topnotch receives warm welcome from LGU, town folks
BAROY, LANAO DEL NORTE – The municipal government of Baroy town tendered a simple awarding ceremony, to welcome and honor 2Lt. Rubenson Prajes Abgao who completed the Philippine Military Academy Masidlawin Class of 2020 with honors after finishing 9th in the country’s premier military school last month. Amid restrictions in the ongoing modified enhanced community […]
Solon recommends use of satellite internet devices to aid online learning
ILIGAN CITY (5 June 2020) – Iligan City Lone District Rep. Frederick W. Siao has suggested using Broadband Global Area Networks (BGANs) and Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) for the online learning of Filipino students amid the public health crisis. In a statement released by the congressman’s office on Thursday, Siao made the recommendation as […]
Lanao del Norte ‘habal-habal’ driver’s son makes it to PMA Class 2020 Honor Roll
LANAO DEL NORTE – The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class Masidlawin 2020 were honored in a simple graduation rites on Friday away from the grandiose of its usual annual ceremonies in Fort Del Pilar in Baguio City. The topnotchers were given recognition – one of them, who ranked 9th place in the honor roll, is […]
Northern Mindanao LGU distributes residential lots to 77 families
KAUSWAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE (22 May 2020) – The local government unit here distributed 81 sq.m. lots to 77 families under the Kauswagan Tacub Relocation Project. The distribution of Deeds of Usufruct for the families was headed by municipal mayor Rommel Arnado and witnessed by Sangguniang Bayan members and LGU personnel. In a simple turnover […]
MinDA, sinuri ang BP2 pilot area sa Lanao del Norte
Nagsagawa ng site inspection sina MinDA Chief, Secretary Manny Pinol at Municipal Mayor Rommel Arnado sa lugar sa barangay Tacub, Kauswagankung saan ipapatayo ang model community sa ilalim ng Balik Probinsiya, Bagong Pag-Asa program ng pamahalaan.
Suspected rebels shoot dead ex-soldier in Surigao Sur
BUTUAN CITY – Suspected members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) gunned down a former member of the Philippine Army (PA) in Surigao del Sur Thursday, an official said on Friday. Surigao del Sur Provincial Police Office (SDSPPO) director, Col. James T. Goforth said Antonio Orac Dioquino, a retired army soldier, was shot to death […]
MinDA, magtatayo ng BP2 pilot areas sa northern Mindanao
Matapos pirmahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang Executive Order No. 114 upang pormal nang simulan ang pagpapatupad ng orihinal na mungkahi ni Senador Christopher “Bong” Go na palakasin ang ‘regional development,’ magtatayo na ang MinDA ng model communities.
A sack of rice to every household by LGU in northern Mindanao
KAUSWAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE– After barangay quick response funds (QRF) have been depleted from the first wave of relief goods distribution, the local government unit (LGU) here stepped in and started distributing one bag of rice to each household in 13 barangays. The distribution started Wednesday as organized by the office of the Mayor. Each […]
Lanao del Norte strengthens efforts vs. COVID-19, registers zero probable case
TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE (24 April 2020) – The Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte continues to provide stringent measures to ensure local transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is prevented more than a month after the province-wide enhanced community quarantine was implemented. Governor Imelda “Angging” Dimaporo is leading local efforts and personally overseeing the […]