Published January 2, 2021, 2:42 PM
Residents of Agusan del Norte welcomed the recent passage by the House of Representatives of a bill that proposes to transform Butuan City into a single congressional district.
The House voted 220-0 last month against House Bill 7771 that will incorporate the municipality of Las Nieves to the second district which currently comprises of Cabadbaran City and the municipalities of Buenavista, Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Magallanes, Nasipit, Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, Santiago, and Tubay.
Currently, Butuan and Nieves comprise the first district represented in the chamber by Rep. Lawrence Fortun.
Rep. Ma. Angelica M. Amante-Matba represents the second district.
Fortun and Matba authored HB 4123 that underscored the need to create the lone district of Butuan.
Published December 10, 2020, 2:24 PM
CAMP BANCASI, Butuan City – An alleged high ranking official of the Communist Terrorist Group’s (CTG) Komisyong Mindanao (KOMMID) and his unidentified companion were killed in a firefight with government security forces at a resort in Purok Milion, Barangay San Agustin Sur, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur province early Thursday morning, a military report said.
File photo of ranking New Peoples Army leader Alvin Luque aka Joaquin Jacinto taken during the founding anniversary celebration of Communist Part of the Philippines in Paquibato District, Davao City on December 26, 2016. This was the last media appearance of Luque. (Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE)