The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued seven passengers, including three minors, from a distressed motorbanca off Capul Island, Samar on Thursday, July 1. In an incident report, the PCG said the rescued passengers departed from Rizal, Sorsogon enroute to Zumarra, Western Samar when their boat's...
MAYOR Evardone TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Roland Boie Evardone of Arteche, Eastern Samar confirmed Friday, June 18, that he has been infected with COVID-19. He is the seventh local chief executive in Eastern Visayas to have contracted the disease. The Arteche mayor, whose uncle is Eastern Samar...
An emergency evacuation was conducted for a Filipino seafarer, who fell from a five-meter-high elevator shaft off the waters of Marabut, Western Samar on Tuesday, June 15. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel conducted an emergency medical evacuation to Roland Campañero, who fell from a...
DELORINO TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – Officials and people of Northern Samar are mourning the brutal killing of former University of Eastern Philippines (UEP) president Rolando Delorino Sunday, June 13, allegedly perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA). Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan said in a...
(PAGASA) The center of tropical storm "Dante" (international name "Choi-wan") has made landfall over Sulat, Eastern Samar at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 1, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 10:30 p.m. tropical cyclone update. PAGASA...
Mothers only want the best life for their children. In the case of Lilibeth Belito-Beduya, InPhase EcoFarm co-owner, seeking a stable source of income is one of her tools to express love and support to her firstborn who’s about to enter college. “I realized that my income as an...
More than seven hundred corn farmers who have graduated from a radio corn production course last year are now practicing the scientific method of farming, a report from the Leyte governor’s office said here today. Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico L. Petilla told reporters in an interview that the...
