Google map of Rosario, Agusan del Sur. BUTUAN CITY - Two village councilors were arrested during the recent serving of search warrants for loose firearms in Rosario town, Agusan del Sur province, police officials said Thursday. Maj. Jennifer Ometer, Police Regional Office-Caraga Region (PRO-13) information officer, said Councilors Diosdado Reyes Aresal Sr., 61, of Barangay Maligaya; and Salvador Sangalia Jr. of Barangay Tagbayagan were nabbed during the court-ordered search for suspected illegal gun holders in Rosario on Tuesday. "The operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Agusan del Sur and the 1301st Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion implemented the search warrants issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 7 in Bayugan City," Ometer said. In a statement, Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II, PRO-13 director, said the law enforcers first implemented the search warrant at the house of Aresal, where a 9mm pistol, improvised shotgun and various ammuni
A HAPPY CENTENARIAN. Concepcion Galigdong of Rosario town, Agusan del Sur province, who turned 100 years of age in October 2022 received her cash gift of PHP100,000 on Nov. 8 of the same year through the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region. In 2022, at least 44 centenarians in the region were given PHP100,000 cash gifts under the provisions of Republic Act 10868 or the Centenarian Act of 2016. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-13) BUTUAN CITY - Forty-four centenarians in the Caraga Region received PHP100,000 each through the Republic Act (RA) 10868 or the Centenarian Act of 2016 in 2022, an official said Monday. Marko Davey Reyes, DSWD-13 information officer, said the releases of the centenarian gifts were made after thorough validation and strict compliance with the guidelines of the centenarian program. "Among the releases, we made during the last quarter of last year were in November in Agusan del Sur and Dinagat Islands," he said. At least PHP4.4 milli
/PRNewswire/ At the Dangerous Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, constructed by CSCEC, in Sarangani Province of the Philippines, Noni Tan.
ALABEL, Philippines, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ At the Dangerous Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, constructed by CSCEC, in Sarangani Province of the Philippines, Noni Tan guides
CASH-FOR-WORK. At least 400 residents from Barangays Awao and Sayon in Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur province receive cash-for-work payments on Friday (Aug. 5, 2022). Some PHP1.2 million worth of cash payments were released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development - Caraga Region to the residents who rendered 10 days of work under the Risk Resiliency Program of the agency. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-13) BUTUAN CITY - At least 400 residents from two barangays of Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur province, received on Friday payments under the cash-for-work program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13). In a statement, DSWD-13 said a total of PHP1,280,000 in cash were released during the distribution activity held at the Sta. Josefa municipal hall. Each of the 400 residents from Barangays Awao and Sayon has rendered 10 days of work with a corresponding PHP320 daily pay. "For 10 days, the residents took part in the cash-for-work in an ende