May 7—Mayor Alfonso S. Casurra (fifth from left) leads the ground-breaking ceremony of the new Libuac National High School site in Barangay Libuac, together with City Councilors Leonilo Aldonza (leftmost) and Floripen Tating (not seen in photo), DepEd representative Harry Rovillos (second from left), IFI priest Winefredo Cortez (fourth from left), Punong Barangay Joseph Edillor (sixth from left) and his councilmen, and Libuac residents.

April 27—Mayor Alfonso S. Casurra speaks to mining investors and professionals during the 5th Caraga Mining Summit held at Hotel Tavern. The summit sports the theme: adopting best mining practices through strategic partnerships for sustainable and self-reliant mining communities.

April 26—Mayor Alfonso S. Casurra (center) with Dr. Roy Ycong (left) and a QART crew during the 2nd Operation Tuli held at the Surigao City Cultural Center. Serving around 400 boys, the Operation Tuli, in cooperation with Center Health Professionals, was one of Mayor Casurra's flagship projects this summer and was sponsored by Miles Chua, Rotary Club of Surigao, Caraga Pawnshop, VIP Kodak and Janice M. Ensomo.

April 23—Pacific Cement Co. (PACEMCO) Phils signs a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the City Government of Surigao to utilize domestic, yard and market wastes from the Surigao Sanitary Landfill as alternative fuel supply in PACEMCO. The MOA was signed on April 23, 2009, a day after the World Earth Day celebration by Mayor Alfonso S. Casurra, general services chief Armando Elumba, and PACEMCO executives Innocencio Cortes and Julius Yballes.