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ISLAND VISIT. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (center, left) visits Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte on Thursday (Jan. 20, 2022) to check the continuing relief and rehabilitation efforts more than a month after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. Duterte, together with Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. (center, right), also distributed relief goods and construction materials to the affected residents of the island. (Photo grabbed from Vice Gov. Gokiangkee FB page) BUTUAN CITY - Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and members of her "UniTeam" went back to Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte on Thursday to check the situation and oversee the continuing relief and rehabilitation efforts being undertaken for the victims of Typhoon Odette. Duterte was welcomed by Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Francisco Jose Matugas and municipal mayors in the area. She was accompanied during her return to Siargao by Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. and Agimat Party-list Rep. Bryan Revil
NAT'L VACCINATION. The three-day National Vaccination Days campaign begins in the town of Cantilan in Surigao del Sur on Monday (Nov. 29, 2021) as the local government targets at least 4,851 residents to be vaccinated during the campaign. The Department of Health in Caraga Region said it is eyeing around 460,000 individuals to be vaccinated in the three-day Bayanihan, Bakunahan campaign. (Photo grabbed from Municipality of Cantilan FB Page) BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Health in Caraga (DOH-13) is expecting around 460,000 residents to flock to designated vaccination sites as the three-day "Bayanihan, Bakunahan National Vaccination Days" starts. The Bayanihan, Bakunahan was formally launched in the region on Monday at the SM City here. The launching was graced by DOH Assistant Secretary Roy Ferrer together with DOH-13 Regional Director Cesar Cassion and Agusan del Norte Governor Dale Corvera. In his message, Ferrer urged the people of the Caraga Region to get vaccinated
POLITICAL RIVALRY. Surigao del Norte Gov. Francisco Matugas (2nd from right, front row) is seeking his second term as governor in the 2022 elections as he filed his certificate of candidacy, together with his slate Thursday (Oct. 7, 2021). Matugas will again go up against former Gov. Lyndon Barbers, his political archrival, whom he defeated in the 2019 polls. (Photo courtesy of Gov. Matugas Facebook page) BUTUAN CITY - Voters in the province of Surigao del Norte will again see the continuing political rivalry between the families of Matugas and Barbers as the 2022 national and local elections near. Both camps have earlier proclaimed their respective candidates at the municipal, district, and provincial levels. Some of the camps' bets have filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the different elective posts in the province. Incumbent Gov. Francisco Matugas, who will run under the Padajon Surigao Party that is affiliated to the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (