News: Missing Boat With 5 Americans Found in Philippines

The Philippine coast guard on Sunday found a missing US sailboat off a southern island, with its five American passengers safe on board.

The 11.5-metre boat left Guam on January 6 en route to the central Philippine city of Cebu when it went missing.

Coast guard spokesman Commander Armand Balilo said the boat was spotted off the southern island of Dinagat, west of its final destination.

He said contact had been made and a rescue vessel was on the way.

Balilo said four men and one woman were spotted safe inside.

Relatives of the passengers reported the sailboat missing after it failed to reach Cebu by the expected date of January 16. More...from Libjolive.com

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. Is that why Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011 to you all! From LibjoLIVE family and friends around the world.

The Beach - Libjo's Solitary Beach Paradise

If you've seen the movie 'The Beach' staring Leonardo DiCaprio, this is Libjo's version of the real beach. A young guy travels somewhere in Asia and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it. Of course except with the Marijuana part this should be it. Visit us at LibjoLIVE.com and see for yourself.

News: SC says Dinagat Islands not a Province Anymore

Surigao del Norte (October 22) -- It's final, the Supreme Court (SC) has finally recorded an Entry of Judgment to its decision dated February 10, 2010 nullifying a law that created the province of Dinagat Islands.

In an interview, Atty. Victor Bernal, one of the 3 petitioners said the entry of judgment was already made last May 18, 2010 and that they only received a copy on October 05, 2010 from the Deputy Clerk of Court & Chief, Judicial Records Office of the Supreme Court, Ma. Lourdes C. Perfecto.

"It means that the Supreme Court has affirmed the unconstitutionality of R.A. 9355 which created the province of Dinagat Islands," Bernal said.

The SC maintained that Dinagat Islands did not meet either the land area or the population requirement for the creation of the province. More...

News: Report on Illegal Logging

One motorboat loaded with assorted lumber allegedly owned by Tano Matutis, res of Purok 14, Libjo, Dinagat Islands was intercepted at the sea water, Brgy Poblacion Libjo, Dinagat Islands Province on September 24, 2010 at 9:30 pm by PNP personnel of Libjo MPS led by SPO2 Adolfo Go.

Said motorboat was operated by a certain Marjun Matutis, 20 yrs old, single together with Romy Silikot y Castillon alias Loloy and Chelo Canoy Canonigo alais Eloy, legal age, all single and all res of P-14, Brgy Melody, Libjo, Dinagat Islands Province. Suspects and confiscated lumbers with an estimated volume of 500 board feet were brought to Loreto MPS for proper disposition. Progress report to follows. More

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LibjoLIVE.com News: That Mess About Creating New Cities

Last February 10, 2010, the Court struck down on constitutional grounds the creation of the Province of Dinagat Island. In its decision the Court said that the Constitution clearly mandates that the creation of local government units must follow the criteria established in the Local Government Code. The Court added that creation of the Province of Dinagat failed to comply with these requirements specifically on the land area requirement and population. What Benhur keeps hoping from the SC is that the SC will go by the rule of law. More...

News: ‘Substantial’ Nickel Deposits in Dinagat

Studies commissioned by Century Peak Corp. (CPC) have found a significant amount of nickel at its twin mines on Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte.

In a statement, the miner said it estimates 9.9 million dry metric tons of resources with a grade of 1.02 percent nickel at its Casiguran mine. It also cited data showing a measured resource of 9.07 million dry metric tons with a grade of 1.07 percent nickel at its Rapid City Parcel II property, also in Dinagat.

"The reports confirm the vast amount of resources of Dinagat Island, which has been well-known among Philippine geologists," CPC quoted University of the Philippines geologist Carlo A. Arcilla as saying. More...

News: Hijacked Tugboad found in Dinagat

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has stepped up its countermeasures against maritime piracy to help identify and apprehend pirates who hijacked a Singaporean registered tugboat last Feb. 6 in Malaysia.

The hijacked tugboat was found in Philippine waters.

Lieutenant Commander Arman Balilo, PCG spokesman, said the hijacked vessel was found at the vicinity of Barangay Pamanaon, Loreto, Dinagat, Surigao del Norte. More...

In Memory of SSGT. Ian Christy Marose “Jingle” Llamera

In memory of SSGT. Ian Christy Marose “Jingle” Llamera, who died in the line of duty serving our country.

My own little way of paying tribute to an amazing, wonderful daughter/sister /cousin/niece/granddaughter (apo`)/aunt/& a friend, who had a larger than life personality that would win you over, as soon as you met her. By Primrose Llamera Satpathy

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News: High Court Voids Law on Dinagat Province

The Supreme Court, by a vote of 9-6 Thursday, nullified the law creating the province of Dinagat Islands and voided the election of its officials.

In a decision penned by Justice Diosdado Peralta, the court en banc said that Dinagat Islands had a land area of only 802.12 sq. km, short of the requirement of 2,000 sq. km.

The court said that Dinagat, with only 106,951 residents, did not meet the population requirement of not less than 250,000 inhabitants. More...

Wanted: IT Technician (Dinagat Islands)

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·Must not be related to any political candidate or member of any political party up to the fourth (4th) degree of consanguinity or affinity; and,

·Must be resident of Dinagat Island: Basilia (Rizal), Cagdianao, Dinagat, Libjo (Albor), Loreto, San Jose, and Tubajon.

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News: Smart Bro’s Project gets NTC okay

SMART Broadband Inc. (SBI), a subsidiary of Smart Communications Inc., was given the go ahead of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) last week to operate a more advanced technology involving data communications in far-flung areas that would cost the cellular firm P341.25 million.

Smart, the NTC said, is financially fit to finance the proposed project, particularly the establishment of a data leased channel circuit network service in the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay, Sultan Kudarat, Southern Leyte, Biliran, Compostela Valley, Davao Oriental, Dinagat Island and Shariff Kabunsuan.

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The frequency bandwidths are essential to SBI’s planned deployment of WiMax, or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. WiMax is a telecommunications technology aimed at providing wireless data over long distances in a variety of ways, from point-to-point links to full mobile cellular type access.

SBI had told the NTC that there are various services that it could offer to the public using WiMax technology operating on the 700MHz. Among the basic services include broadband Internet, voice over Internet protocol, text messaging, and electronic messaging. More...

News: Suicide Incident in Libjo

On September 16, 2009 at around 11:30 in the morning, Ms. Jean Dialde Sotto, reported to Libjo Municipal Police Station that a female dead body was found hanging inside the room of Mrs. Nery Digman's residence located at Barangay San Antonio, Libjo, Dinagat Islands.

Initial investigation disclosed that the said victim allegedly committed suicide motivated by jealousy from her teenage lover. The remains was brought to Loreto Hospital for post mortem examination. More...

News: French Wind-Turbine Maker Eyes Projects in RP

IN A bid to help and cater to the country’s thrust of focusing into renewable-energy projects like wind, Vergnet Group of France is looking at entering possible ventures with a number of local power generators.
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“We will be selecting a number of islands where we could put up our hybrid wind-diesel power plants,” said Bole, enumerating that his group has identified the islands of Batanes, Dinagat, Lubang, Cuyo, San Jose in Mindoro and Casiguran in Aurora—all of which do not have round-the-clock power service. He estimated that the Napocor-SPUG project might have a power output of around 20 to 30 MW. More...

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Video: Dinagat Island

Backpacker paradise. Get it before it is gone! Simple accommodation from as little as usd $2 per night. This video features Dinagat Island situated between the islands of Leyte and Mindanao. A very laid back place to be! The video shows, a journey on a bangka boat from Surigao City to San Jose Island, a fishing village on San Jose Island and our accommodation on Dinagat Island. By Jim S. (LibjoLive.Com)

News: Spain Gives 5 Schools to Caraga

Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Jesli A. Lapus flew here recently to receive the ceremonial key for five newly-constructed two-room school buildings donated to the Caraga Region office of DepEd by the Spanish government through its Improvement of the Quality of Primary Education (IQPE) program.

The other donated school buildings, Lapus said, are located in Siargao and Dinagat Islands. (More) (LibjoLive.Com)

News: Libjo Town Completes 9 Sub-projects Under KALAHI-CIDSS

Hundreds of residents in Libjo, a coastal town in the province of Dinagat Islands rejoiced as nine of its community projects funded last year by the KALAHI-CIDSS Project were inaugurated on April 1, 2 and 3, 2009.

Said infrastructures consist of water system, high school buildings, drainage, health facilities, day care and some hundreds of linear meters of seawall which the residents claimed to be of utmost need in their barangays.

In all of his inauguration speeches delivered in the different recipient barangays, town mayor Lamberto Llamera, Jr. emphasized the stringent but effective processes of KALAHI-CIDSS. He said that through this "tedious" processes, residents who volunteered to work for the project learn and understand how the government worked for its development efforts.

"We have been used to the old system of implementing projects, we love to cut corners to make our projects quick," says Mayor Llamera in Surigaonon dialect. More...