Surigao del Norte is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. Its capital is Surigao City. The province comprises two major islands—Siargao and Bucas Grande—in the Philippine Sea, and a small region at the northeastern tip of Mindanao. This mainland portion borders Agusan del Norte, and Surigao del Sur to the south.
Cagdianao, officially the Municipality of Cagdianao, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 16,808 people.
Basilisa, officially the Municipality of Basilisa, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 36,880 people.
Dinagat, officially the Municipality of Dinagat, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 10,632 people.
Libjo, officially the Municipality of Libjo, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,760 people.
Loreto, officially the Municipality of Loreto, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 9,309 people.
San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose, is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,487 people.
Tubajon, officially the Municipality of Tubajon, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 8,276 people.
The Dinagat Islands are a group of islands constituting a province in the Caraga region in the Philippines, located on the south side of Leyte Gulf. The island of Leyte is to its west, across Surigao Strait, and Mindanao is to its south. Its main island, Dinagat, is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from north to south. Declared a province in 2006, the Dinagat Islands comprise the second newest province of the Philippines, with Davao Occidental (2013) being the newest.
The Legislative districts of Surigao del Norte are the representations of the province of Surigao del Norte in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.
The Legislative district of Dinagat Islands is the representation of the province of Dinagat Islands in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district.
The Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat, Dinagat crateromys or Dinagat cloud rat is a species of cloud rat in the family Muridae. It is one of the eight cloud rats found only in the Philippines, and is specifically endemic to Dinagat Island. It is known locally as hawili. A single specimen was discovered in 1975 by Dioscoro S. Rabor and his team during a scientific survey in Dinagat. The natural habitat is tropical lowland forests, which is facing environmental threats. Habitat loss is caused by progressive deforestation from heavy logging and chromite mining in the area. Almost 40 years after the original discovery, five live specimens were discovered by Milada Řeháková, Václav Řehák and William L.R. Oliver, in 2012.
The Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association, Inc. (PBMA) is a non-sectarian and non-profit charitable religious fraternal organization for men and women in the Philippines founded by Ruben Edera Ecleo Sr. in 1965 on the Philippine island of Dinagat, off the coast of Mindanao. Upon the senior Ecleo's death in 1987, he was succeeded by his son Ruben B. Ecleo Jr. PBMA has an estimated million members in the central and southern Philippines and abroad. It was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in Makati, Philippines on October 19, 1965 under the Registration No. 28042. Its main office is located at San Jose, Province of Dinagat Islands.
The Dinagat Islands creation plebiscite was a plebiscite on the creation of the Province of Dinagat Islands from Surigao del Norte province in the Philippines. The plebiscite was held on December 2, 2006, and the results were announced on December 5, 2006.
Dinagat hairy-tailed rat or Russet Batomys is one of five species of rodent in the genus Batomys. It is in the diverse family Muridae.
This species is endemic to the Philippines.
Gwendolyn Buray Ecleo, MDMG (born August 25, 1974), also known as Gwen Ecleo, a graduate from UPLB and a Local Government Academy (LGA) scholar since May 23, 2014, is a Filipino politician who has been the unopposed Mayor of Dinagat, Dinagat Islands, Philippines since May 2004 until 2013, and also the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association, Incorporated Princess.
Nepenthes viridis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. It is known only from coastal areas at low altitude and has been recorded from Dinagat, Samar, and a number of surrounding islets. It is closely allied to the N. alata group of species.
Surigao is a former province of the Philippines. Originally a Spanish-era district, became a chartered province on May 15, 1901. The province was dissolved on 1960, comprising what are now the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Dinagat Islands.
