City hall updates, barangay news, infrastructure, and what is happening around Bislig City.
Two residential fires hit Barangays Tabon and Mangagoy on August 6 and 7, 2026. Within days, the city council asked the BFP for a full report, authorized the mayor to fund a BFP sub-station in Tabon, and later urged more fire hydrants and emergency water tanks.
Since July, Bislig's council has asked for an El Niño contingency plan, a water supply task group, an irrigation extension near the airport and a study on whether rainfed farms should plant palay at all this season.
The city council authorized Mayor Florencio Garay to apply for, then sign, a LandBank loan to buy a bulldozer, a wheel loader, rollers, a grader, an excavator, four dump trucks and a transit mixer, saying cheap past purchases broke down too often.
Ordinance No. 2026-01 orders all 24 barangays to adopt an Electronic Barangay Information System with an online client portal, digital certificates and clearances, and barangay IDs with QR codes. Urban barangays go first, with the rest to follow within two years.
Ordinance No. 2026-04 sets a P300 fee for pre-marriage orientation and counseling, holds sessions every Wednesday, and spells out which certificates couples must show the Local Civil Registrar before a marriage license is released.
Ordinance No. 2026-17 creates a cultural mapping team led by the mayor and orders the city to build a heritage database covering landmarks, festivals, crafts, food and local languages. An initial P5 million was appropriated.
Ordinance No. 2026-25 covers wins outside DepEd, from Miss Universe Philippines to TESDA skills contests. Here is the full schedule of cash incentives and how to claim one.
Ordinance No. 2026-13 creates Bislig's Local Youth Development Office, headed by a department-level youth officer, and a City Youth Development Council chaired by the SK Federation President.
Ordinance No. 2026-02 formally sets the duties of Barangay Population Volunteers in all 24 barangays and gives each a P500 monthly cash incentive, with barangays taking over the cost from 2027.
A city ordinance approved in April sets a P15 minimum tricycle fare for the first 4 kilometers and links every fare to the pump price of fuel, in nine levels. Here is what it says and what common trips cost.
A Bislig ordinance grants a one-time cash incentive from the city to residents who reach 80, 85, 90 and 95, and P100,000 to those who turn 100. The catch: families have to apply at least four months before the birthday.
A city ordinance approved on September 29 officially names the public land transport terminal in Barangay Poblacion the Bislig City Overland Transport Terminal, or BCOTT, and orders every city office and signboard to use it.
PAGASA's latest El Niño advisory says a strong to very strong El Niño is now underway and forecasts below-normal October rainfall for the Caraga Region. The provincial disaster council has started gathering data on what that means for farms and water supply.
At a city forum on September 9, a PhilHealth officer said many members still think their coverage only works for hospital stays. Bislig has seven accredited YAKAP facilities offering free consultations, lab tests and medicines to registered members.
President Marcos has signed Republic Act 12326, moving the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections to November 2028 and stretching the term of current officials to five years. Here is what that means for Bislig City's 24 barangays.
A hundred meters of white sand in the middle of Bislig Bay, thirty minutes from the mainland by boat, with no huts, no cottages, and no crowds. Here is what to know before you go.
Bislig District Hospital is one of six provincial hospitals in Surigao del Sur that received a brand new ambulance in May 2026, funded through the national government's Local Government Support Fund.
Mayor Florencio Garay revived the Charter Day steering committee in June ahead of the September 18 celebration. The official theme and full schedule are still being finalized, but the planning groundwork is in place.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development released ₱3,000 each to 5,162 qualified senior citizens in Bislig City over three days in August, part of a nationwide quarterly payout under the increased pension law.
The Bislig City Bulk Water Supply Project, a P710-million plan to draw treated water from the Burboanan River, drew no winning bidder when its April 2026 round closed. The city's septage project, bid separately, has since moved forward.
Comelec confirmed in July that Bislig's barangay and SK elections would proceed on November 2. New bills filed in Congress this month want to delay them again, to 2028. Comelec says it is proceeding as planned.
A city government record shows President Marcos personally visited Bislig City on May 6 to validate the site for the long-planned Bislig City Fish Port, a project the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority has been developing with the city for years.
COMELEC confirmed on July 18 that this year's barangay and SK elections will push through as scheduled, manually, on November 2. Here is the calendar and what it means for Bislig City voters and candidates.
The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office unveiled a mobile kitchen that can serve up to 3,000 people during emergencies, months after floods displaced over 91,000 Bisliganon.
The City Government of Bislig conducted another local pension payout for senior citizens this week. Here is how the program actually works and who is eligible.
An overnight grass fire near Barangay Poblacion put the city's disaster response teams to work for hours, just as PAGASA raised its El Niño Alert for the region.
A new Tech4ED Digital Transformation Center and citywide free Wi-Fi rollout is changing how Bislig students and small business owners get online.
From a town created by executive order in 1921 to a chartered city in 2000, here is the real history behind the date Bislig celebrates every year.
The widest waterfall in the Philippines sits in Barangay Borboanan, a short habal-habal ride from the city proper. Here is what actually matters for a visit.
180 student-athletes, coaches, and officials visited Tinuy-an Falls and the Bislig Baywalk on a single day in May. Here is what that means for local tourism.
Residents of Purok 3 have lived with storm surge flooding for years. A new DPWH coastal protection structure is now underway.
The City ENRO blessed a new forest nursery building at Villa Josefa in December, part of Bislig's reforestation and watershed protection push.
A public-private partnership project to improve Bislig's sanitation infrastructure is now in its formal bidding stage.
Getting a national ID no longer means traveling out of the city. Here is what having a local PhilSys center means for residents.