By ERWIN MASCARIÑAS Correspondent . AUTHORITIES yesterday arrested the vice mayor of Jabonga town in Agusan del Norte after he was allegedly caught with P708 thousand worth of suspected shabu. The Caraga police identified the suspect as 45-year-old Glicerio Monton Jr., a vice mayor whose wife is Jabonga town mayor. ...
Read More »3 farmers found dead in hinterland village
By Erwin M. Mascariñas Correspondent . Buenavista, Agusan del Norte — Three farmers from the hinterland village here were found dead and riddled with gunshot wounds a day after they failed to return to home, Thursday morning. Report from the Caraga Region’s Police Regional Office-13 identified the deceased farmers as ...
Read More »DENR exec sacks seven foresters over missing logs
By BEN SERRANO Correspondent BUTUAN City–The head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Caraga has relieved from their posts seven personnel of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Agusan del Norte over the disappearance of logs seized from a checkpoint in this city. ...
Read More »Bill seeks to stop LGU perks for judges, prosecutors
AGUSAN del Norte 2nd District Rep. Erlpe John Amante is seeking to prohibit all local governments from giving allowances and benefits to judges and prosecutors “to protect and preserve judicial independence and integrity.” Amante said his proposal is not meant to discredit the integrity, impartiality and moral character of judges ...
Read More »Tomb of Magellan’s ‘illegitimate son’ found in Agusan Norte
By BEN SERRANO Correspondent BUTUAN City–The Butuan-Caraga Historical Society and Heritage Foundation Inc. has claimed that the tomb of a son of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and church relics were found in a town in Agusan del Norte. The discovery was made in Mt. Mina-asog, the highest peak in Tubay, ...
Read More »Board member’s spouse nabbed in buy-bust ops
By Ben Serrano, Correspondent BUTUAN City — A wife of a town councilor in Agusan del Norte was arrested Monday by joint operatives of the anti-illegal drugs operations units from the provincial and municipal police offices. Reports from Agusan del Norte Provincial Police and Jabonga, Agusan del Norte Municipal Police ...
Read More »Town cops still facing black wall on attack of councilor bet’s residence
By Ben Serrano, Correspondent Santiago, Agusan del Norte — Tension gripped this town following rumors of repercussion and alleged presence of armed groups in the area because said attack of a Barangay Chair-man’s house was allegedly politically motivated. The town’s police chief, Senior Insp. Tito L. Gerado however claimed there ...
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Read More »Army exec trashes NPA, calls group Isis-like
By NITZ ARANCON and LITO RULONA Correspondents THE 4th Infantry Division yesterday sharply criticized the New People’s Army (NPA) for its use of the social media to show video clips of policemen the rebels took as captives in Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Agusan del Norte. Capt. Joe Patrick Martinez, 4th ...
Read More »NPA kills 2 soldiers, wounds five others
By Gerald Leigh Laquinon and NITZ ARANCON Correspondents TWO soldiers were killed while five others were wounded in counterattacks carried out by rebels being pursued by government troops in Caraga, the New People’s Army (NPA) claimed yesterday. In a statement, NPA spokesman for northcentral Mindanao Allan Juanito said a soldier ...
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