TACLOBAN CITY – The Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict and the Municipal Peace and Order Council of Pinabacdao, Samar declared the municipality under a State of Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition (SIPSC) on Tuesday, April 8. The status was declared under...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police collared one of the country’s most wanted persons after 18 years of hiding in Barangay San Miguel, Llorente, Eastern Samar, on Tuesday, April 1. CUMIGAD (FB) The Police Regional Office-8 (Eastern Visayas) led by Police Brig. Gen. Jay Cumigad identified the suspect...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways has completed the construction of a new steel bridge in Barangay Central Poblacion, Gamay, Northern Samar. The 91.7-lineal meter bridge built for P12.83 million was part of the Build Better More initiative under the...
Eastern Samar congressional candidate Sheen Gonzales (left), gubernatorial bet Ralph Vincent “RV” Evardone (Contributed photo) Aspiring congressman Sheen Gonzales received a major boost to his candidacy after the Partido Federal ng...
TACLOBAN CITY – Matag-ob and other municipalities in Leyte and Samar were flooded by 18 hours of rain caused by the shearline on Thursday, March 20. RIVERS are monitored in Matag-ob, Leyte for flooding caused by the shear line. Matag-ob, Leyte Mayor Bernandino Tacoy said many farmers were...
TACLOBAN CITY – Diocese of Catarman Vicar General Monsignor Gaspar Balerite reprimanded the organizers of a supposed voters’ education rally at Sacred Heart Plaza in Catarman, Northern Samar on Tuesday for inviting senatorial candidate Rodante Marcoleta who spoke during the event. MARCOLETA...
Major General Adonis Ariel Orio, commander of 8th Infantry Division, visits the headquarters of the 8th Civil-Military Operations Battalion in Santa Rita, Samar on March 13, 2025. (File photo: 8ID) Three suspected communist rebels were killed in a series of armed encounters between the Philippine...
TACLOBAN CITY - Philippine Airlines launched its maiden Cebu-Catarman-Cebu flight on Tuesday, March 4. An 86-seat aircraft serves the route every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. PAL Regional Head Leonard Bryan Sansolis recommended Northern Samar as an alternative tourist destination with its...
TACLOBAN CITY - The city government of Borongan has approved an ordinance allocating a P250 monthly financial assistance to all qualified Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). “This monetary assistance aims to mitigate the adverse effects of inflation and the rising cost of living on PWDs, who often...
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 70 Persons Deprived of Liberty from the Northern Samar Provincial Jail in Barangay Dancalan, Bobon, Northern Samar, received livelihood training from the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Sixty-three completed training in coconut water...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police neutralized a notorious drug pusher in Calbayog City, Samar on Thursday, Feb. 20. The suspect was identified as Nex, 31, and a construction worker. THE body of Nex in the hospital. Nex had a long rap sheet with authorities. He was No. 1 in the regional priority target list...
TACLOBAN CITY – Nine members of the New People's Army surrendered to the 19th Infantry Battalion based in Catubig, Northern Samar recently. These communist rebels from the Sub-Regional Guerrilla Unit (SRGU), Sub-Regional Committee Emporium said they decided to surrender due to severe hunger...
