I attended the Civil Disobedience Rally led by Corazon Aquino at Fuente Osmeña in Cebu on the eve of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolt. The air was thick with tension and hope. Not long after the rally, Cory was
An Alegria Elementary School teacher reminds pupils to follow the Drop, Cover, and Hold On safety routine even after safely evacuating their classrooms during the January 7 earthquake. Photo courtesy of Regine Lagutom.
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 4 December) — Rep. Adolph Edward Plaza (Agusan del Sur, 2nd District) on Tuesday warned that the country is facing a worsening “soil health crisis” that threatens food production and farmer livelihoods. He urged
PROSPERIDAD, AGUSAN DEL SUR (MindaNews/2 December)— Young farmer-entrepreneur Japhet Gupit Tabale, owner of Cacao Prince products, is proving that agriculture and technology can thrive together as he uses artificial intelligence (AI) to market and expand his cacao business across the country. A
PROSPERIDAD, AGUSAN DEL SUR (MindaNews/ December 1)— Agusan del Sur is breaking new ground on December 5, becoming the first province outside Metro Manila to host the national World Soil Day (WSD) 2025 celebration. For a decade, the Bureau of
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/November 17) — Child abuse cases in the Caraga region have dropped 20% this year, according to the police’s regional women and children protection desk. Latest police data shows 567 cases of violence and abuse
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 13 November) — With just six months to go before the holding of Palarong Pambansa 2026, the provincial government here has gathered the mayors to map out preparations for the biggest sporting event in
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 12 Nov) — The Butuan City government is eyeing to complete by May 2026 its Centralized Command Center, a key facility expected to transform Butuan’s disaster response and crisis coordination systems in the
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/November 11) —The Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS) has earned another international distinction after being designated as part of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Site Network (EAAFP159) on November 10 in Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary near
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/10 November)— Authorities have dismantled an illegal gold mining operation allegedly run by Chinese nationals in Sitio Mantigue, Barangay Poblacion 1, Santiago, Agusan del Norte, following months of surveillance and complaints from local residents. Engr. Larry
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/ 10 November)— The city government of Butuan has declared a state of calamity after consecutive storms “Tino” and “Uwan” battered the city, inundating villages, damaging crops and infrastructure, and displacing thousands of families, according
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 09 November) – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has launched an investigation into a law enforcement team leader assigned in Trento town, Agusan del Sur after he was accused of extorting grease money
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 08 November) — At least 552 families or 2,306 individuals from 17 barangays in Butuan City were affected by flooding Saturday as heavy rains brought by Severe Tropical Storm “Uwan” (international name: Fung-Wong)
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 08 November) – Public works and utilities have not been fully restored in Loreto, the town in Dinagat Islands hardest hit by typhoon “Tino” early this week. The local government of Loreto has
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 07 November) – A farmer in Barangay Sto. Niño, Bayugan City in Agusan del Sur has turned the 600-square meter plot behind his house into a flourishing tilapia farm. What started as a
SAN FRANCISO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 6 Nov) — Amid the destruction left by Typhoon Tino, residents in Dinagat Islands, especially those in the municipality of Loreto, face a worsening water crisis as damaged pipes have left many without
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 5 Nov) — Investigation and retrieval operations are now underway in Loreto town following the crash of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) Super Huey helicopter on Tuesday. A report from provincial government-run PTV
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/4 November)— A Philippine Air Force Super Huey helicopter on a humanitarian mission to communities affected by Severe Tropical Storm Tino crashed Tuesday, November 4 near Loreto, Agusan del Sur. In a statement posted in
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/4 November) — Power has been restored in Surigao City as of 8:30 AM Tuesday following an overnight outage caused by the onslaught of Typhoon Tino. According to the Public Information Office of the city government,
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 02 November) – Officials and residents of the Caraga region, particularly in Dinagat Islands province and Surigao del Norte are busy preparing for ‘Tino’ which has intensified into a severe tropical storm as
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 01 November) — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Surigao del Norte has called for an investigation into alleged “ghost projects” in Siargao Island. The move came after SP member John Cubilan claimed in
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 30 Oct) — The Agusan del Sur Police Provincial Office (ADSPPO) has deployed 53 police officers and four members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Canine Unit (PECU) to secure cemeteries, terminals, and places
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 30 Oct) — The municipal government of Loreto in Agusan del Sur is offering free bus rides to help residents return home for the Undas holidays. According to an announcement posted on the
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/27 October) — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Caraga (BFAR-13) has again declared Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur positive for toxic red tide following laboratory tests confirming the presence of paralytic
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 25 October) — Only seven percent or 1,256 out of 17,315 college students in Agusan del Sur in the previous school year enrolled in agriculture-related courses, according to data from the Commission on
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 25 October) —Sta. Josefa town in Agusan del Sur has become the first local government in Mindanao to partner with the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) in providing permanent homes for abandoned
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 24 October) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Agusan del Sur 1st District Engineering Office has received criticisms online for the death of a policewoman who was killed after her
BAROBO, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews / 18 October) – Barobo Mayor Ronnie Martizano said he remains resolute in his stance against large-scale illegal gold mining operations, particularly those using heavy equipment near riverbanks. “My stand is absolute — not to
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 17 October) – Classes in all levels in General Luna in Siargao, Surigao del Norte have been suspended until further notice following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake off the island at 7:03 a.m. Friday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 16 Oct) — Amid growing public outrage over massive corruption in the national government, Tandag Bishop Raul Dael says Filipinos are now in a “critical moment of change” — one where voters are
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 15 Oct) — Following the chaos caused by the strong earthquake that struck many parts of Mindanao Friday last week, normalcy has returned to Bayugan National Comprehensive High School (BNCHS) in Bayugan City, Agusan del
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur/13 October — A routine earthquake drill at Bayugan National Comprehensive High School (BNCHS) turned real on October 10 when a 7.4-magnitude quake struck off Manay, Davao Oriental 13 minutes after the drill, throwing students into
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 12 October) – Several schools in Agusan del Sur will not resume face-to-face classes on Monday (October 13) while awaiting safety clearance from authorities inspecting their school buildings. This came after Gov. Santiago
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 11 October) — The siblings of a runner who died during the Mt. Magdiwata Ultra Trail Run (MMUT) 2025 on October 5–6 have blamed the organizers for allegedly failing to provide adequate medical
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/ 10 October)—Several structures in Agusan del Sur province were damaged due to the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that jolted Mindanao on Friday morning. The approach road of a newly constructed bridge in Barangay Zillovia in
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 8 Oct) — The death of a participant during the 50-kilometer Mt. Magdiwata Ultra Trail Run 2025 on Sunday has drawn mixed reactions online, with friends and fellow runners raising questions over the event’s safety
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/7 October)—Two robbery suspects were killed by policemen in two separate but related operations on October 4 and 5. Police Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano P. Magistrado IV, Police Regional Office 13 director, said policemen from
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 6 October) — Agusan del Sur won three major prizes in the 2025 Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines National Tourism Pearl Awards on October 2 in Baguio City, according to the
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 2 Oct) — A routine inspection at the construction sites turned into a firm reminder that the Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology (ASSCAT) in Bunawan town will not tolerate
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 1 Oct) — Elias Tabac, the pride of Barangay Calaitan in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, clinched a historic silver medal at the 2025 Spartan Thailand Trifecta Series in Chiang Mai. In an
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 24 Sept) — Questions are mounting over whether Rep. Romeo Momo (Surigao del Sur, 1st District) has conflict of interest being a legislator in control of government public works budget and his family’s
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 23 September) — Rep. Romeo Momo of Surigao del Sur’s 1st District has denied allegations of conflict of interest between his role as a legislator and his family’s construction business which has secured
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 20 Sept) — Police operatives arrested three suspects behind the broad daylight killing of a businessman here on Monday, September 15, following a five-day manhunt operation. Police Lt. Rene Cuevas, deputy police chief
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 18 Sept) — Rescuers retrieved two more bodies on Wednesday, the third day of search operations at the landslide site in the municipality of San Luis in Agusan del Sur, reducing the number
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 17 Sept) — For years, piles of sawdust and discarded wood scraps were a familiar sight in Talacogon, long recognized as the wood capital of Agusan del Sur. Home to at least five
SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR (MindaNews/16 September) — Local officials here said they have recovered one fatality, leaving three victims still missing in the aftermath of a landslide that claimed the lives of six individuals near a girder bridge at
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Rescuers have recovered two bodies after a landslide buried six people near a girder bridge at Kilometer 31 in the remote village of Mahayahay, San Luis town on Sunday evening, September 14. Barangay chairperson
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 14 Sept) – The chair of the House Commiitee on Public Works and Highways has declined to comment on questions about a possible conflict of interest involving his role as a legislator and the
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 11 September) — Seized “hot” logs that had been left in storage for years at the local environment office in Bunawan town have finally been put to good use as armchairs for public
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 11 September) — An alleged top communist guerrilla leader, tagged as the region’s most wanted person, was arrested during a police operation last week in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur. BGen Marcial Mariano
