Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not all oysters are in the superfamily Ostreoidea.
In the Philippines, provinces are one of its primary political and administrative divisions. There are 81 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The local government units in the National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor.
Agusan del Norte, officially the Province of Agusan del Norte, is a province in the Caraga region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Cabadbaran with several government offices located in the city of Butuan. It is bordered on the northwest by Butuan Bay; northeast by Surigao del Norte; mid-east by Surigao del Sur; southeast by Agusan del Sur, and southwest by Misamis Oriental.
Surigao del Norte is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. The province was formerly under the jurisdiction of Region 10. Its capital is Surigao City. The province comprises two major islands—Siargao and Bucas Grande—in the Philippine Sea, plus a small area at the northeastern tip of mainland Mindanao and other surrounding minor islands and islets. This mainland portion borders Agusan del Norte – between the Municipality of Alegria, Surigao del Norte and the Municipality of Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte; and Surigao del Sur, to the south.
Surigao del Sur is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is Tandag City. Surigao del Sur is situated at the eastern coast of Mindanao and faces the Philippine Sea to the east.
Caraga, officially the Caraga Administrative Region and designated as Region XIII, is an administrative region in the Philippines occupying the northeastern section of Mindanao. The region was created through Republic Act No. 7901 on February 23, 1995. The region comprises five provinces: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur; six cities: Bayugan, Bislig, Butuan, Cabadbaran, Surigao and Tandag; 67 municipalities and 1,311 barangays. Butuan, the most urbanized city in Caraga, serves as the regional administrative center.
Cagdianao, officially the Municipality of Cagdianao, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,350 people.
Surigao City, officially the City of Surigao, is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 171,107 people.
Barobo, officially the Municipality of Barobo, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,146 people.
Lianga, officially the Municipality of Lianga, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,869 people.
The legislative district of Surigao was the representation of the historical province of Surigao in the various national legislatures of the Philippines until the election of representatives for its successor provinces in 1961. The undivided province's representation encompassed the present-day provinces of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Islands.
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 1st legislative district comprises nine municipalities on the islands of Siargao and Bucas Grande ; the 2nd legislative district comprises Surigao City and eleven other municipalities on the mainland of Mindanao.
The legislative districts of Surigao del Sur are the representations of the province of Surigao del Sur 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 University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP); Cebuano: Kinatumhaan sa Habagatan Sidlakang Pilipinas, Filipino: Pamantasan ng Timog-Silangang Pilipinas) is a public, research, coeducational, regional state university based in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. Founded on December 15, 1978, the university is an integration of four state educational institutions: Mindanao State University-Davao, the University of the Philippines-Master of Management Program in Davao, the Davao School of Arts and Trades, and the Davao National Regional Agricultural School. It was the first state university in Davao Region.
Caraga State University is a state-controlled university in Agusan del Norte, Philippines. Its main campus is in Ampayon, Butuan with an auxiliary campus in Cabadbaran.
Atty. Felixberto "Berting" Salang Urbiztondo is a Filipino politician. He served as the mayor of Barobo Surigao del Sur, Mindanao Philippines for 3 terms. Passing away while still in office on March 31, 2018. A member of the Liberal Party, he is the son of the first mayor of Barobo. The late Honorable Felix P. Urbiztondo. In the 2010 Philippine general election. Atty. Urbiztondo won convincingly against 3 other Mayoral candidates Allan Bernal, Matias Caybot and Mary Grace Sanchez. During the 2013 Philippine general election. Mayor Urbiztondo won re-election with a landslide victory over opponent Allan Bernal. During the Philippine General Election, 2016 Mayor Urbiztondo won a 3rd term versus Arturo Ronquillo with another landslide victory. Winning all 22 Barangays and over 7000 votes of 22000 registered voters.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Caraga is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus reached Caraga on April 6, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Butuan. The region was the last of the Philippines' 17 regions to confirm their first case. All provinces now have at least one confirmed COVID-19 case.
Johnny Pimentel is a Filipino politician who is currently serving in the House of Representatives of the Philippines as the representative of Surigao del Sur's 2nd district. He previously served as a deputy speaker of the House from 2019 to 2020. He also served as vice governor of Surigao del Sur from 1995 to 1998 and later governor from 2010 to 2016.
Surigao del Sur's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Surigao del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district consists of the city of Bislig and the southern municipalities of Barobo, Hinatuan, Lingig and Tagbina. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Johnny Pimentel of the PDP–Laban.
North Eastern Mindanao State University (NEMSU), formerly known as Surigao del Sur State University, is a state university, with its main campus in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines and six satellite campuses in Cantilan, Lianga, Cagwait, San Miguel, Tagbina and Bislig City. The university provides higher education in the fields of industrial technology, teacher education, agriculture, agribusiness, commercial sciences, forestry, aqua-marine technology, environmental science, arts, sciences, engineering and technology.
