The government's pandemic task force has escalated four provinces in Luzon and Visayas to the relatively restrictive Alert Level 4, while 15 others will be placed under Alert level 3 from Jan. 21 to 31, 2022. Maligcong Rice Terraces, Bontoc, Mountain Province (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a...
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...
Former rebels in Samar province have been given a total of three-hectare lot as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the Eastern Visayas recently turned over a parcel of land to the provincial government dedicated for them. At least 144 housing units will be constructed in...
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...
TACLOBAN CITY - A total of 29 poor families received their early Christmas gifts in the form of new houses built for them by police officers in Samar province on Thursday (November 18). The houses were constructed under the "Pangarap na Bahay, Pulis ang Aalalay, Pamayanan ay Kaagapay Project" of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided P1 million to the provincial local government unit (LGU) in Samar for the establishment of the iodine-rich drinking water processing facility dubbed as “Tubig Talino.” (DOST Batangas Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy”...
TACLOBAN CITY - The Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) in Eastern Samar unanimously passed a resolution withdrawing its support for all presidential and senatorial candidates who are against the inclusion of its funds in next year's national budget. Governor Ben...
TACLOBAN CITY - Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone seeking for a second term, together with Rep. Ma. Fe Abunda after filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Friday (October 8) under the ruling Party PDP-LABAN. Evardone first served as the provincial governor from 2014 to 2010 and became a...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is eyeing to enhance tourism circuits and products in the province of Samar in line with the preference of pandemic travelers on outdoor activities. (Photo from Samar Provincial Tourism Office) "As travel restrictions are being eased, tourists can look forward to...
The Department of Tourism (DOTr) hailed the provincial government of Samar for its efforts in inoculating tourism frontliners in the province, which it said, added to the 93 percent vaccination rate among tourism workers in Eastern Visayas. A tourism worker gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at...
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...
