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Mabini, this city last November 5, 2009, has once again proved the national </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/FwKWQe_0jvE/kalahi-kbp-completes-another-milestone.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/FwKWQe_0jvE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/11/kalahi-kbp-completes-another-milestone.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-555030912251212703</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-09T15:45:32.932+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Casurra</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PIA.gov.ph</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Butuan City</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Caraga</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Barbers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tourism</category><title>DOT-Caraga to host 1st students and tourism stakeholders’ nat’l convention</title><atom:summary>The Department of Tourism (DOT), Caraga Regional Office has partnered with One Corporate Grand Tours, Inc. in hosting the first students and tourism stakeholders’ national convention on November 16-19, 2009 in one of the local hotels here.In a written statement sent to PIA by DOT-Caraga Regional Director Leticia dela Cruz-Tan, the activity aims to provide an avenue for students, school heads and </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/GpScIHCp27I/dot-caraga-to-host-1st-students-and.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/GpScIHCp27I" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/11/dot-caraga-to-host-1st-students-and.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-3016254925534048850</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-06T08:36:49.932+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tourism</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">BusinessWorld</category><title>Mindanao tourism body calls for new packages</title><atom:summary>The newly formed Mindanao Tourism Council is concerned over the dearth of new travel packages offered by Mindanao tour operators that could attract travelers even from within the island.Dindo T. Ilagan, council chairman, said new attractions are needed with the global economic slowdown forcing tour operators to rethink their market and foreign tourists scrimping on travel in favor of basic </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/omS1-ZeXjDk/mindanao-tourism-body-calls-for-new.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/SvNvjTyhSmI/AAAAAAAABQQ/iZpxN04U8Qo/s72-c/cloud+9.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/omS1-ZeXjDk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/11/mindanao-tourism-body-calls-for-new.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-1603619134118680285</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-06T08:34:25.355+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao del Norte</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">reuters</category><title>Philippines targets $2.5 billion geothermal development</title><atom:summary>The Philippine government aims to approve contracts to explore and develop the country's massive geothermal energy resources, which could attract more than $2.5 billion in private investment, an official said.The Philippines, the world's second-largest developer of geothermal energy, plans to approve 19 deals in the next five months to allow foreign and domestic companies access to geothermal </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/b7Aa6pCahKE/philippines-targets-25-billion.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/SvNvBZz3-sI/AAAAAAAABQI/iMXhNfZReKo/s72-c/geothermal.jpeg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/b7Aa6pCahKE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/11/philippines-targets-25-billion.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-9208945069044413548</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-06T08:32:51.584+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surfing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Gen. Luna</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Siargao</category><title>Sam finds feet on Cloud 9</title><atom:summary>AFTER an exhausting year on the WQS tour surfing poor quality waves, Queenscliff’s Sam Page was on a mission to find an event that would focus more on natural ability. So when the opportunity came up to compete at a venue that is regarded as one of the most perfect, barrelling, right-hand reef breaks in the world, Page jumped at the chance.The 2009 edition of the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/t-c8p5t4pSA/sam-finds-feet-on-cloud-9.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/SvNuqZsqdJI/AAAAAAAABQA/eDJ5NsHJ_wA/s72-c/wave+of+siargao.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/t-c8p5t4pSA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/11/sam-finds-feet-on-cloud-9.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-5440035628695021608</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-05T14:21:03.563+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Province of Dinagat Islands</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">San Jose</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ecleo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Manila Bulletin</category><title>A memorable birthday concert at Dinagat Islands</title><atom:summary>The recent birthday celebration of Gov. Jade Ecleo was not only memorable but also an affair to be reckoned with, cherished and remembered. The day also marked the unveiling of the 24-Hour Power in Dinagat Islands, giving the residents electricity round the clock. This is not only the greatest achievement she has done for her people but is testament to her commitment of service to them as </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/5Hn0DmaXMH0/memorable-birthday-concert-at-dinagat.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/SvJup2iR2lI/AAAAAAAABP4/aHCr6qmvIcU/s72-c/Gob.+Jade.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/5Hn0DmaXMH0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/11/memorable-birthday-concert-at-dinagat.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-3213440940035764813</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-03T16:50:15.619+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Siargao</category><title>Siargao beaches: Among the best beaches in the region</title><atom:summary>‘Discovery’, the in-flight entertainment guide on Cathay Pacific, in its October issue cover page titled ‘Cool Asia 2009’, describes itself as the “guide to the best of the region”.  In the listing under best beaches is “Paradise Found: Siargao beach Philippines and Unawatuna beach Sri Lanka – a peaceful coastline hemmed with coconut trees”.Being identified among the best by Cathay Pacific is a </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/W7kWiWrRuU4/siargao-beaches-among-best-beaches-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/Su_unovVlmI/AAAAAAAABPw/HEgH3quXAF8/s72-c/Siargao2.bmp" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/W7kWiWrRuU4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/11/siargao-beaches-among-best-beaches-in.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-487563599517250242</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-03T16:50:24.954+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao del Norte</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Manila Bulletin</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao City</category><title>Gov’t aids 123,993 in Mindanao</title><atom:summary>The government’s poverty alleviation program, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps, already served at least 123,993 household beneficiaries in various provinces, cities and municipalities in the Caraga Region and Region 10, it was learned Tuesday.The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), along with local government units (LGUs), started mobilizing Set 3, after </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/4Xvfr3tcaMY/govt-aids-123993-in-mindanao.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/4Xvfr3tcaMY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/11/govt-aids-123993-in-mindanao.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-5162301326947893809</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-30T08:51:13.885+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ecleo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Manila Bulletin</category><title>Pichay invites Gov. Jade to join AAFI Execom</title><atom:summary>LWUA Chairman Prospero “Butch” Pichay, this year’s Executive Committee Chairman of the 22nd Annual Aliw awards, has invited Governor Jade Ecleo to join his committee which will ensure the success of the awards night scheduled for 6 p.m. on Nov. 17, at the Mega Tent in Pasig City.Already on his committee are Mr. Buddy Zamora, Iloilo Councilor Julienne Jam Baronda, Marissa Del Mar, Mr. Greg De Lara</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/cUdMg1Rpjm0/pichay-invites-gov-jade-to-join-aafi.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/Suo4S0iEgxI/AAAAAAAABPg/zEzxl-JI53E/s72-c/pichay.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/cUdMg1Rpjm0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/pichay-invites-gov-jade-to-join-aafi.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-7741147492043579358</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-29T13:19:09.878+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Philippine Star</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao del Norte</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao City</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surfing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Siargao</category><title>Feature: Southern exposure</title><atom:summary>Every one at some time in his life has had a vision of an unspoilt place, one of natural beauty, peace and tranquility. Such is the Caraga Region, composed of six cities of Bayugan, Bislig, Butuan, Cabadbaran, Surigao and Tandag and five provinces namely Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Dinagat Islands.The Department of Tourism headed by ever-driven, and </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/D92NAF_XS54/feature-southern-exposure.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/SukbOA2NyzI/AAAAAAAABPI/30z9081eXwE/s72-c/lif2e.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/D92NAF_XS54" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/feature-southern-exposure.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-3707069007930589766</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-28T07:59:32.481+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao del Norte</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Billabong</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surfing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Gen. Luna</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Siargao</category><title>Garrett Parkes takes the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational in the Philippines</title><atom:summary>Australian surfer Garrett Parkes (Byron Bay, NSW, Aus) has taken out the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational in the Philippines today, beating Hawaiian Makua Rothman in a man-on-man final.Cloud 9 didn’t quite turn on the epic conditions seen for the opening rounds of the unique, specialty event, with finalists having to mix innovative, new-school manoeuvres with aerials, on-rail carves and barrel </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/Vva9h8IXQSM/garrett-parkes-takes-billabong-cloud-9.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/SueJI0XEskI/AAAAAAAABO4/bll-B95ZYJI/s72-c/garrettparkes.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/Vva9h8IXQSM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/garrett-parkes-takes-billabong-cloud-9.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-986518154093188194</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-28T07:57:33.178+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao del Norte</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">BusinessWorld</category><title>Five more coal contracts to be awarded tomorrow</title><atom:summary>THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) will award five more coal contracts tomorrow in addition to the 11 which were previously awarded."These are the areas that had multiple proponents or applicants, so we just had to be very careful in evaluating the application," DoE Undersecretary Ramon V. Oca told reporters yesterday.Opened last May, the Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR) for Coal offered 30</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/9669MXiw8Fc/five-more-coal-contracts-to-be-awarded.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/9669MXiw8Fc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/five-more-coal-contracts-to-be-awarded.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-816048342060591854</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-27T15:09:10.618+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Air Philippines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao City</category><title>Air Phil uses Turboprop fleet effective today</title><atom:summary>AIR Philippines will operate eight Bombardier turboprop aircraft leased from Philippine Airlines (PAL) effective today.The turboprop fleet will fly to 19 towns and cities, operating out of two hubs —Manila and Cebu. The airline will focus on delivering safe, affordable and quality service.A new management team was appointed to implement the airline’s new business model. David Lim, Air Philippines</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/luLC7r_DuZQ/air-phil-uses-turboprop-fleet-effective.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/SuacEFalvPI/AAAAAAAABOw/228zX04LGEs/s72-c/air+phil+bombardier.gif" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/luLC7r_DuZQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/air-phil-uses-turboprop-fleet-effective.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-654551022342401649</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-28T13:21:37.752+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">SCCi</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao City</category><title>Surigao Chamber Wins Again as 2009 Best Chamber in Mindanao at the 35th Philippine Business Conference</title><atom:summary>For a second year in a row, the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. was hailed the Most Outstanding Chamber in Mindanao for 2009. The award was given by no less than Her Excellency, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, during the concluding plenary of the 35th Philippine Business Conference (PBC) held last October 21, 2009 at the Fiesta Pavilion of the Manila Hotel, City of Manila. The </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/_KsS5ueLleg/surigao-chamber-wins-again-as-2009-best.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/SufUc4xY6EI/AAAAAAAABPA/SjDs_GJGQWg/s72-c/scci.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/_KsS5ueLleg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/surigao-chamber-wins-again-as-2009-best.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-3819478961603112525</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-27T09:30:55.718+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Province of Dinagat Islands</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PIA.gov.ph</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao del Norte</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">DOH</category><title>DOH opens more BnBs in Caraga region</title><atom:summary>Amidst clamor over high prices of medicines, the Department of Health (DOH) Caraga intensifies campaign on availability of cheaper medicines by opening up more Botika ng Barangays (BnBs) in the region. DOH Caraga aims to establish one BnB outlet in two neighboring barangays before the end of 2010.As of September 2009, DOH Caraga already has 439 BnBs in the region. This includes 68 BnBs in Agusan </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/Kt8gU2nS2Dc/doh-opens-more-bnbs-in-caraga-region.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/Kt8gU2nS2Dc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/doh-opens-more-bnbs-in-caraga-region.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-6702071497213063523</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-26T10:06:46.685+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao City</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cebu Ferries</category><title>CEBU FERRY 2 - THE NEW CEBU FERRIES VESSEL; To Serve Surigao - Cebu route</title><atom:summary>Cebu Ferries is proud to introduce to their customers their new vessel “Cebu Ferry 2” which is now on service Cebu to Butuan 3x a week and Cebu to Ormoc 5x a week.It has a passenger capacity of 892 and cargo capacity of 40teus. It runs a maximum speed of 16.5 knots.Same with other Cebu Ferries vessels the customers will experience the most comfortable trip with Cebu Ferry 2 because of its clean </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/CGM0HO7znZs/cebu-ferry-2-new-cebu-ferries-vessel-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/SuUEI7BrG4I/AAAAAAAABOo/Qe8y0kYuThU/s72-c/cebu+ferry+2.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/CGM0HO7znZs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/cebu-ferry-2-new-cebu-ferries-vessel-to.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-6853199981830803253</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-26T10:08:08.806+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surfing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Siargao</category><title>Second Lay Day in a Row at Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational</title><atom:summary>Another  lay day has been called at the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational in the Philippines today, with small 2ft (0.5-1m) waves on offer for the US $20,000 specialty event. With only 12 heats to be completed, contest organisers are hopeful of a spike in swell overnight with a further increase into Tuesday.When competition resumes, Hawaii’s Makua Rothman will face off with Australia’s Sam Page (</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/Q-6O9QCbIiY/second-lay-day-in-row-at-billabong.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/Q-6O9QCbIiY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/second-lay-day-in-row-at-billabong.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-3040174295932869741</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-26T09:05:18.342+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alegria</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao del Norte</category><title>18 cops awarded with "Medalya ng Kagalingan" for job well done</title><atom:summary>The Police Regional Office 13 honoured 18 PNP personnel for showing a heroic performance in the performance of their duties. Police Chief Superintendent Lino Calingasan, Police Regional Director of PRO 13 and Office of the Civil Defense Regional Director Blanche Gubenchiong pinned the Medalya ng Kagalingan (PNP Medal of Merit) to 18 deserving PNP personnel in a simple ceremony held on October 19 </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/UbtTKn6AiGo/18-cops-awarded-with-medalya-ng.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/UbtTKn6AiGo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/18-cops-awarded-with-medalya-ng.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-9019424731520764275</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-26T09:34:43.797+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Province of Dinagat Islands</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ecleo</category><title>‘Face to Phase’ – a review</title><atom:summary>I didn’t know what to expect as I navigated through the traffic that rainy Saturday evening to watch the much publicized concert of comedy concert queen Ai Ai delas Alas and Dinagat Island Governor and performer Jade Ecleo entitled “Face to Phase.” I didn’t know what to expect because these two ladies come from different worlds, Ai Ai from show business and the Governor from politics, and can’t </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/OLZ-mu76sxc/face-to-phase-review.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/SuT8lriTYXI/AAAAAAAABOg/5iMvQTRs25M/s72-c/gov.+jade+with+ai.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/OLZ-mu76sxc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/face-to-phase-review.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-4132291540265513947</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-26T09:02:51.069+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Barbers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surfing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Gen. Luna</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Siargao</category><title>Siargao Island enjoys increase of tourist arrivals, says Gov. Barbers</title><atom:summary> The 15th Siargao International Surfing Cup dubbed as the Billabong Cloud 9 Invitational 2009 successfully opened today, October 21, 2009 with 48 confirmed international cast of surfers and 12 local wildcards participated.Speaking before a crowd of local and foreign tourists, Gov. Robert Ace Barbers proudly bared the increase of tourist arrivals in the island. “In this side of the town, of this </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/yKYKG59fudA/siargao-island-enjoys-increase-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SAODHGHgO40/St7XPZfxInI/AAAAAAAAAd8/IvLxIKDLUKQ/s72-c/gov+barbers.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/yKYKG59fudA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/siargao-island-enjoys-increase-of.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-8273820627269794522</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-19T14:11:32.819+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">GMAnews.tv</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surfing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Gen. Luna</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Siargao</category><title>Alcala, Landrigan carry RP fight in Cloud 9 surfing</title><atom:summary>Edito "Piso" Alcala and Fil-Australian Luke Landrigan will carry the fight against a host of top foreign surfers led by Queensland Open champ Nick Vasicek of Australia in Wednesday’s Billabong Cloud 9 International Surfing Championship in Siargo Island.As the defending champion, Siargao native Alcala was given an outright seeding in the $20,000 event while Landrigan, a silver medalist in the 1st </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/us1zQyDzxZc/alcala-landrigan-carry-rp-fight-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf-hHQDAPcE/StwCtvHyjoI/AAAAAAAABOQ/f_H00iXs25Q/s72-c/luke.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/us1zQyDzxZc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/alcala-landrigan-carry-rp-fight-in.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-3213068762432660229</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-19T14:01:56.463+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Manila Times</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao del Norte</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mining</category><title>First Pacific sets fund-raising for expansion</title><atom:summary>FIRST Pacific Co. Ltd. is shoring up its war chest for new investments in mining and infrastructure in the Philippines and across Southeast Asia. In a statement, Hong Kong-based conglomerate that controls Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said it is raising $282 million by way of a rights issue, involving 643 million and not more than 672 million shares at a subscription price of HK</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/oJ-wgAR-OaY/first-pacific-sets-fund-raising-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/oJ-wgAR-OaY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/first-pacific-sets-fund-raising-for.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636371974114320884.post-6012841639952056632</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-17T16:07:01.443+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Butuan City</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tempo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Surigao del Norte</category><title>9th-ray redundancy</title><atom:summary>"Not many know the first Philippine Flag exists and survive today… only a handful realize how uniquely beautiful and inspiring this Flag was when it was first unfurled." From the General Emilio Aguinaldo Inc. on the authenticity of the 1898 Philippine Flag at the Suntay Museum in Baguio City. In ‘Kasaysayan,’ journal of the National Historical Institute March 2001, (p.91), warns "the First </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~3/5LCi5mkCsxU/9th-ray-redundancy.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lumad Surigaonon)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nhfy/~4/5LCi5mkCsxU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://surigaotoday.blogspot.com/2009/10/9th-ray-redundancy.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>
