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BUTUAN CITY – The regional office of the Department of Health (DOH Caraga Region 13) on Monday afternoon, July 4, reported 21 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in the past week in Caraga region. The figure was recorded from June 26 to July 2, with no death registered, the regional office of the DOH 13

Disaster within a disaster – this is how experts described the onslaught of a powerful typhoon during a pandemic. How did the country prepare and responded during this challenging time? Typhoon Odette's aftermath in Bgy. Punta Bilar, Surigao City (Erwin Mascariñas/Greenpeace) Amid the recent Omi

Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sen. Dick Gordon personally visited areas in Surigao City that were hit by Typhoon Odette to lead the aid distribution, the organization said on Friday, Jan. 7. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said in a state

Surigao City survivors face further adversity in the wake of Supertyphoon Odette (international name: Rai) as they find themselves homeless right before the holidays. Residents of Barangays Punta Bilar, San Juan, Lipata and other areas in the city are left clamoring for food and water as supplies run dry.  Joining…

BUSINESS VENTURE. Members of Punta Bilar Women's Association (PBWA) in Surigao City undergo a four-day meat processing training by the Livestock Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 13 (Caraga). The PBWA, a recipient of the PHP444,000 livelihood aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, will venture into selling processed meat products through their sundry store business. (Photo courtesy of DA-13) BUTUAN CITY - Mothers belonging to a women's organizati...