At least seven soldiers were injured, two of them were in critical condition, when communist rebels allegedly triggered anti-personnel mines along the roadside in Mapanas, Northern Samar on Tuesday morning, July 5, in what was described as a "cheap warfare." The Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry...
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan has welcomed the law creating University of Eastern Philippines campuses in Allen, Victoria, and Lavezares. Authored by Northern Samar Rep. Paul Daza, Republic Act (RA) No. 11860 – An Act Establishing the UEP-Allen, UEP-Victoria, and...
A lone bettor from Eastern Samar won the P8.9 million jackpot of Mega Lotto 6/45 during Friday night’s draw, June 24. (Photo taken from PCSO’s Facebook Live) According to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), the winning combination was 28 - 10 - 16 - 03 - 25 - 13. It had a total...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two persons were allegedly gunned down by an armed band harassing residents of Balocawe, Gandara, Samar, Thursday, June 23. The victims were identified as Renato Pelambergo, 54, and Dionisio Caber, 58, both residents of Balocawe, a remote barangay about six hours boat ride and...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fisherman was killed while two others were injured while allegedly blast fishing in the sea of Sitio Salvacion, Barangay Ilijan, Sto. Niño, Samar last Tuesday, June 7. The fatality was identified as Emiliano Davila, 40, a resident of the barangay. Injured were Rolan Davila, 28,...
Still misunderstood since it wreaked havoc in the 1980s, this epidemic keeps spreading through shame, secrecy, and silence Northern Samar is stepping up its drive against human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) to rid the province of the illness. The local...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three city councilors from the Liberal Party (LP) and one barangay chairman in Calbayog City resigned from their posts before the end of their terms on June 30. This was confirmed by Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Samar Director Judy Batulan. A report...
Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza felt compelled to warn the incoming Marcos administration Wednesday, June 1 about a certain group of power players in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) that could "sabotage". Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza In his privilege speech Wednesday--the last...
House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez and his wife, Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez have praised the enactment of a law that will see the creation of the Samar Island Medical Center (SIMC) in Calbayog City, Samar. House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez and his wife, Tingog Party-list...
The center of tropical depression Agaton (international name: Megi) has made landfall over Basey, Samar, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday, April 11. Cops rescue residents from a flooded area in Lemery town, Iloilo province on...
Campaign signs and placards are always a visual treat during election season in the Philippines because of their creativity and at times, downright naughtiness. (Lakas-CMD Media) (Lakas-CMD Media) (Lakas-CMD Media) There are no shortages of such signs in the UniTeam's ongoing Visayas leg of its...
(Phivolcs) A 4.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Eastern Samar at around 9:23 a.m., Saturday, April 9, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 25 kilometers (km) northeast of Hernani, Eastern Samar, and was...
