Top officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) visited different government projects in Northern Samar on Thursday, Dec. 2, including the 11.60-kilometer road project that will connect the "Pacific Towns" of Laoang and Palapag. DPWH Acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado and...
Two policemen died while four others were wounded in an ambush allegedly perpetrated by the communist rebels in Northern Samar on Saturday, Nov. 20. The two fatalities are rookie cops and were undergoing Special Action Force Commando Course (SAFCC) along with the four other wounded policemen. The...
TACLOBAN CITY - An election officer was shot dead while driving along the national highway of Brgy. Somoge Catarman, Northern Samar around 5: 00 P.M Thursday (November 18). The victim was identified as James Diaz Maghanoy, 42, the municipal election officer of Lope De Vega, Northern Samar, and...
Eight crew members were rescued from a half-submerged tugboat and barge, which contains black sand and boulders, off the waters of Laoang, Northern Samar, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday, Sept. 13. In an incident report, the PCG said the tugboat MTUG Kurt Matthew encountered huge...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will be part of the establishment of an “iron fortified" rice processing plant in Laoang, Northern Samar to address the high incidence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in the province. Elementary school children wearing face masks sit in a classroom...
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...
