Surigao del Norte Governor Lyndon Barbers defeats Representative Bingo Matugas, while Matugas’ father wins a congressional seat ...

Surigao del Norte Governor Robert Lyndon Barbers has secured a second term after narrowly defeating 2nd District Rep.

in Zamboanga Sibugay and the Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve (DCMR) in Siargao Island Protected Landscape and Seascape (Siplas) as the 9th and 10th "Ramsar Sites" of the Philippines, respectively.