Agusan Del Norte

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. ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

By LITO RULONA Correspondent RELIGIOUS leaders yesterday cautioned the police and military against taking drastic measures in response to the abduction of policemen and soldiers in Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, and Agusan del Norte last weekend. A government offensive might adversely affect civilians in outlying villages, feared Iglesia Filipina Independiente Bishop ...

By BEN SERRANO, Correspondent Cabadabaran City — This city––which is one of the oldest settlements in the province of Agusan del Norte––if not in the entire northeastern Mindanao––Cabadbaran celebrated its 120th town fiesta on Tuesday. Founded by groups of settlers who applied for township and approved by the Spanish colonial ...