MAKATI CITY (MindaNews / 23 June) – One of the promises I made to myself was fulfilled upon seeing the exquisite Surigao Treasures on June 20 at the Ayala Museum. I felt lucky as these treasures are being retrieved by
Container ships navigate through Surigao Strait on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Most of these ships carry nickel and iron ore from Surigao del Norte mining firms to be brought to China and Japan. MindaNews photo by ROEL CATOTO
Local fisher-guide Mario Galope of Sharpe Tackles and Charters shows off his team’s catch — a short bill spearfish in Pilar town, Siargao Island on Saturday, June 1, 2024. MindaNews photo by ROEL N. CATOTO
Local fishermen unload freshly caught tuna in Barangay Asinan, Pilar town in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Saturday morning, June 1, 2024. The abundance of fish in Siargao has drawn both local and foreign fishing enthusiasts. MindaNews photo by ROEL CATOTO
Using a football, kids play basketball by the roadside with a makeshift board attached to a coconut trunk in Barangay Cabitoonan in General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Wednesday (29 May 2024). MindaNews photo by ROEL N. CATOTO
Locals enjoy the sea bicycle and kayak rides at the mouth of the river in Pilar town in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Tuesday (28 May 2024). MindaNews photo by ROEL N. CATOTO
Some of the fish catches from participating anglers during the 11th Pilar Fishing Tournament in Pilar town, Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte on Sunday, 26 May 2024. The two-day competition started Saturday. MindaNews photo by ROEL N. CATOTO
Fishermen carry a freshly caught oilfish in Pilar town in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte Thursday morning (23 May 2024). Because of the abundance of fish in the area, this municipality has been hosting international and local fishing competitions annually. MindaNews photo by ROEL N. CATOTO
(MindaNews / 18 March) – Endurance swimmer Ingemar “Pinoy Aquaman” Macarine made another record as the first man to have swum from Olotayan Island to Roxas City, Capiz province in Panay Island on Sunday, March 17. The Surigao-born prosecutor, who
CHICAGO, Illinois (MindaNews / 31 July) – I’ve been to Chicago a few times, and every time I’ve visited this windy city, there’s one thing that I always missed to see: the Golden Tara of Agusan. But this time, apart
(MindaNews / 25 June) – Endurance swimmer Ingemar ‘Pinoy Aquaman’ Macarine set another record on Saturday as the first to cross the channel in Masbate, from Bugtong Island in the town of Pio V. Corpus to Barangay Matayum in Cataingan
CHICAGO, United States of America (MindaNews / 22 August) — Endurance swimmer Ingemar “Pinoy Aquaman” Macarine is eyeing another record-setting swim in Philippine waters. The Surigao-born environmental lawyer bared to this writer on Sunday (US midwest time zone) over Messenger
SAINT PAUL, Minnesota(MindaNews / 25 July) — Filipino open water swimmer Ingemar “Pinoy” Aquaman and four others aborted Sunday (US time) their 10-kilometer swim across Lake Michigan due to rough waters. The team kickstarted their swim but pulled out from
DEL CARMEN, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 24 February) – At least seven tons of assorted vegetables from the Cordillera arrived Wednesday in Siargao Island, the area hardest hit by typhoon Odette last December. The vegetables were donated by farmers in
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 03 February) — Victims of typhoon Odette in Siargao Island have received free solar lights from various chapters of Junior Chamber International (JCI). Dubbed “Linawag Sa Dilim” (Light In The Dark), the project aims
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 21 January) – For coffee lovers, it’s not just a delight but God-sent, after more than a month living in the typhoon-ravaged island sans good coffee. An owner of a coffee shop in Iligan
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 15 January) — Relief goods and construction materials for survivors of super typhoon ‘Odette’ is Siargao were stuck in Surigao City for two days due to inclement weather. A ‘no sail’ order was issued by the
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island (MindaNews /15 January) – Several residents in Barangay Catangnan have been summoned by their barangay captain for getting donated construction materials beyond what they need to repair their houses destroyed by super typhoon ‘Odette’ on December
PILAR, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 03 January) — “You reap what you sow.” A woman who brought relief goods to her friends was rushed to a typhoon-torn hospital in Pilar town here by a group of Good Samaritans. Analyn Noguera,
