Kahimunan Festival kicks off Friday in Butuan City

BY MIKE CRISMUNDO

Jan 11, 2024 01:17 PM

  

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BUTUAN CITY – All roads lead to Barangay Libertad here as the week-long Kahimunan Festival this year kicks off on Friday, January 12.

“We are expecting more visitors to come here to witness again our Kahimunan Festival,” Barangay Chairman Vincent Rizal C. Rosario said. 

Among the activities slated for the festival from January 12 to 20 are a novena Mass, barangay night, Muyta Hong Libertad beauty pageant talent night, acrobatic show, and the MHL coronation night.

The Department of Tourism-13 (Caraga) led by Regional Director Ivonnie B. Dumadag backed the event supported by the Santo Nino Shrine, Diocese of Butuan, and city officials led by Mayor Ronnie Vicente C. Lagnada. 

The Butuan City Police Office has deployed personnel to maintain peace and order during the event.

The Kahimunan Festival, this city’s version of the Sinulog Festival of Cebu City, is held every third Sunday of January in celebration of the feast day of patron saint Santo Nino (Child Jesus).Kahimunan is a Lumad (native) term which means "gathering." 

Magnitude-5.5 quake jolts Davao Occidental

BY MIKE CRISMUNDO

Aug 29, 2023 11:04 AM

  

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BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-5.5 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental on Tuesday morning, August 29.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded  the earthquake at 1:59 a.m. and its  epicenter was 214 kilometers southeast of Balut Island in the municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental.

The tremor had a depth of 15 kms, Phivolcs said, and was felt at Intensity I  in Tupi, South Cotabato, and Malungon and Kiamba, Sarangani. 

Aftershocks were expected but no damage is expected.

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Southern Mindanao and the Davao Occidental Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council(DRRMC) reported no damage or injury from the earthquake.

Minutes earlier at 1:51 a.m., a magnitude-4.1 tectonic earthquake was recorded and its epicenter was 358 kms southeast of Balut Island and had a depth of 70 kms, Phivolcs said.

No damage or injuries were reported from this earthquake. 

456 runners join Butuan City fun run in support of 13th RMFB’s anti-criminality efforts

BY MIKE CRISMUNDO

  

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BUTUAN CITY – At least 456 runners participated in the fifth 13th Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) fun run dubbed “Run Move for Betterment” on Sunday, June 25.

WINNERS in the 13th Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) fun  run dubbed ‘Run Move for Betterment’ in Butuan City on Sunday, June 25. (Mike U. Crismundo)

A Zumba early in the morning before the runners from the different line agencies of the government and private sector answered the starting gun at 4:30 a.m. in front of the FSUU Gym here for the 21-kilometer run.

The run for a cause was in partnership with the city government of Butuan, media, and other stakeholders and in support of the Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) anti-criminality efforts.

The proceeds from the event will be used to support the RMFB-13 project dubbed “Wheels of Hope” which aims to provide wheelchairs for the less-fortunate and physically impaired persons in the barangays where police officers of the revitalized “Pulis sa Barangay” have been deployed.

“Aside from helping the participants to become physically fit, this activity is also one way of calling the people’s cooperation and support to our anti-criminality efforts,” stressed PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II.

Labra also said that the program is also in full support of the ongoing revitalized Pulis sa Barangay.

“We are now securing our barangays against crime, with the deployment of more policemen in every barangay in this capital city of Northeastern Mindanao,” said Labra.

Winners were Rico Jay Patanao (21-kilometer Male Category), Janette Mendoza (21-km Female Category), William Lumindas (10-km Male Category), Afjeel T. Clampiano (10-km Female Category), Jay Duhac (five-km Male Category), Sam Jahllel Jongko (five-km Female Category), Herald Jay I. Patanao (three-km  Male Category), and Andrea Pelien (three-km Female Category).

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Magnitude-4.9 quake jolts Sarangani

BY MIKE CRISMUNDO

May 24, 2023 09:19 AM

  

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BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.9 earthquake jolted Sarangani before dawn on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 1:03 a.m. and its epicenter was plotted 40 kilometers west of Kiamba, Sarangani.

The tremor had a shallow depth of three kms, Phivolcs added.

It was felt at Intensity IV in T'boli, South Cotabato; Intensity III in Maitum and Malapatan, Sarangani, and Tupi, South Cotabato;  Intensity II in Lake Sebu and Tampakan, South Cotabato, and General Santos City, and Intensity I in Maasim, Sarangani.

Phivolcs instruments detected the quake at Intensity IV in Kiamba and T'boli; Intensity III in Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental; Maitum, Banga, South Cotabato; Koronadal City, Lake Sebu, Surallah, South Cotabato; Tupi, and Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat;  Intensity II in Alamada, Cotabato; Norala and Tampakan, South Cotabato, General Santos City, Isulan and President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat; and Intensity I in Glan, Sarangani, Maasim, Tantangan, South Cotabato; and Bagumbayan and Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat.

Phivolcs does not expect any damage but sees aftershocks from this tectonic earthquake.

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Southern Mindanao and Sarangani Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported no damage or injuries.

More than an hour later at 2:22 a.m., a magnitude-4.5 earthquake occurred and its epicenter was located 55 kms southwest of Kiamba with a depth of 15 kms.

It was also tectonic in origin, caused by the movement of an active fault in the area.

‘One Million Malunggay’ project launched in Caraga

by Mike Crismundo

BUTUAN CITY – The “One Million Malunggay” project was launched in Northeastern Mindanao or the Caraga region recently to help mitigate climate change.

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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Commission of Higher Education (CHED) to materialize the project. 

The advocacy program aims to plant one million malunggay (Moringa oleifera) trees across Caraga which is composed of five provinces and six cities in one year with the help of all higher education institutions and partner-agencies in the region.

“The project really intends to help mitigate climate change, restore greenery within the surrounding environment, and for communities to have easier access to malunggay trees and their many health benefits,” DENR Caraga Regional Director Nonito M. Tamayo said.

“Hindi lang pangkalusugan ang bigay nito, pang kalikasan pa (It’s not only for the health but also for the environment),” Tamayo added.

Tamayo urged other government and private entities to plant malunggay trees in their vacant lands.

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Meanwhile, Tamayo and Gov. Santiago B. Cane Jr. turned over last month 7,667 armchairs to the Department of Education (DepEd) in Agusan del Sur represented by Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Minerva T. Albis and Bayugan City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Imelda N. Sabornido in a simple ceremony at the Datu Lipus Makapandong Naliyagan Cultural Center, Government Center, Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.

These armchairs that will be used by students in 143 public schools were fabricated out of the 498.31 cubic meters of confiscated logs and flitches donated by the DENR to the Provincial Government of Agusan del Sur (PGAS) last year.

Tamayo signed the MOU with CHED led by Regional Director (RD) Dr. George M. Colorado at the Hero Auditorium of the Caraga State University in Barangay Ampayon, Butuan City.

Quake hits Davao Occidental province

by Mike Crismundo 

UPDATED: BUTUAN CITY – A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Occidental province in Southern Mindanao region early Tuesday morning, Jan. 24, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 9:10 a.m.

The epicenter was plotted 327 kilometers southeast of Balut Island in the Municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental province, the state agency said. 

The tremor had a depth of 28 kms, Phivolcs said.

This one was also an aftershock of the January 18 2023 M 7.0 offshore Davao Occidental earthquake event.

It was the third aftershock recorded for the day in the province.

Around 1:06 a.m. on the same day, Jan. 24, a 4.6-magnitude tectonic earthquake was also registered and its epicenter was traced 299 kms. southeast of the same island and province, with a shallow depth of only 2 kms., the state agency also said.

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A little over an hour later, at 2:17 a.m. to be exact, on the same day, Jan. 24, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake was also felt in the region and its epicenter was traced 264 kms southeast of the same island and province, with a depth of 76 kms., the state agency said.

The three tremors were tectonic in origin, hence the state agency is expecting no aftershocks.

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Southern Mindanao region and Davao Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) there reported no damage or injury.

 

5.1-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Sur province

Published January 3, 2023, 10:41 AM

by Mike Crismundo

BUTUAN CITY — A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) on Tuesday morning, Jan. 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 6:09 a.m.

The epicenter was plotted 82 kilometers northeast of Hinatuan town, Surigao del Sur province.

The tremor had a shallow depth of only one km, Phivolcs said.

Intensity III was felt at the town proper of Hinatuan and nearby Lingig town of this same province while in its instrumental Intensities, Phivolcs said that intensity one was also registered in southernmost city of Bislig, also of Surigao Del Sur province.

The earthquake was tectonic in origin and the state agency is expecting aftershocks.

As of this writing, no damage nor casualty was reported, the Surigao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) there said.

Surigao del Sur Gov. Alexander T. Pimentel already mobilized its rescue team and personnel of PDRRMC to look into the situation of residents in Hinatuan town, neighboring towns, and especially those living along the coastal areas.

4.5-magnitude quake hits Bukidnon province

Published December 6, 2022, 10:29 AM

by Mike Crismundo

BUTUAN CITY — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit the agricultural-rich province of Bukidnon in Northern Mindanao region on Tuesday morning, Dec. 6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 7:54 a.m. The epicenter was plotted four kilometers away from northwest of Kalilangan town in Bukidnon, the state agency said.

The tremor had a shallow depth of only one km, Phivolcs said. In its instrumental intensities, the state agency said that intensity IV was recorded at the town proper of Kalilangan, intensity II at nearby Talakag town, and intensity I in the region’s capital city of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental and Malaybalay City. 

Earlier on the same day, a 4.4-magnitude tectonic earthquake also hit in the nearby town of Pangantucan, also of Bukidnon.

The two tremors were tectonic in origin.

The Bukidnon Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported no damage or injury.