TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Borongan stepped up its commitment to protect the environment during the first-ever Forest Summit recently. The Borongan Forest Summit called for the conservation of the Samar Island Natural Park where majority of the city’s forestlands belong and sought...
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) awarded the first Gawad KALASAG Seal in the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils and Offices category to the province of Samar during the recent 23rd Gawad KALASAG Seal and Special Awards for...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sixty schools in Eastern Visayas have reported damage due to the massive flooding from the shear line last week. A LEARNER from Tawagan Elementary School in Arteche, Eastern Samar rides a boat in their flood-stricken school on November 22. (Contributed photo by Fred Esto Senonio)...
BORONGAN CITY – Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda here said that their hosting of the fourth leg of the NextGen Pilipinas Surfing National Tour helped raise the popularity of this city as a surfing site and gave pride to the people. AGDA (FB) "The impact of this surfing competition in Borongan is...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies to fast track the relief operations in Northern and Eastern Samar amid the massive flooding in the region. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds a situation briefing in General Santos City on Nov. 23, 2023 following the string earthquake...
President Marcos flew to Tacloban and General Santos City following the massive flooding in Northern Samar and strong earthquake that jolted Mindanao while he was in the United States last week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds a situation briefing amid the massive flooding in...
The provincial government of Eastern Samar said it can finally monitor mining operations to ensure responsible mining and environmental protection in the province. In a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 22, Eden Ivy Balagasay, Eastern Samar provincial legal officer said this was the first vital...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan is optimistic over the prospects of the proposed new Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) campus in Balangiga town. “We have very high hopes that...
The government of Eastern Samar said that it looks forward to more than P100 million in excise tax collections from mining companies. Eden Ivy Rose Balagasay, the province’s legal officer, said that the province has been coordinating with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to determine exactly...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three persons, including a three-year-old boy, were killed in a road accident on the national highway in Basey, Samar on Sunday, November 12. MAP of Basey, Samar. Investigation said a Sports Utility Vehicle driven by Nicolas Sandoval, 55, a resident of this city, was...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez trumpeted on Thursday, Nov. 9, the benefits of two measures in the House of Representatives that aim to ensure quality and accessible education for his fellow...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fire hit three buildings, including the Commission on Elections’, in the local government unit compound of Santa Margarita, Samar on All Souls’ Day. The fire allegedly started from the abandoned office of the Department of Interior and Local Government and Liga ng mga...
