Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), the banking unit of the Aboitiz Group, is planning to raise P10 billion from a stock rights offering even as it reported a 28 percent drop in net income last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said its Board of Directors...
TACLOBAN CITY – The province of Northern Samar aims to become the wind energy capital of the Philippines with the implementation of a P108-billion wind energy project by an offshore company. GOV. Edwin Ongchuan (second from left) listens to a presentation on a P108-billion wind energy...
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to expand the ports in the municipalities of Allen, Mapanas, and San Jose in Northern Samar. THE provincial government of Northern Samar led by Gov. Edwin...
Rep.Edwin Olivarez and Mayor Eric Olivarez/Photo from Parañaque PIO Para ñ aque City Representative Edwin Olivarez led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new multi-purpose building located inside the Baclaran Elementary School Unit II campus on Wednesday, Oct. 11....
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan announced the dismantling of the last two active guerilla fronts in the province. ONGCHUAN (FB) “The CTG Front Committees 1 and 15 are now down to 36 remaining personalities and 64 firearms. This is a testament to the Nortehanons’...
Hundreds of teachers benefitted from the medical mission offered by the office of Congressman Edwin Olivarez in celebration of “Teachers Month” on Tuesday, Sept. 28. Representative Edwin Olivarez and Mayor Eric Olivarez/Photo courtesy of Parañaque Public Information Office ...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez and Rep. Edwin Olivarez gave assistance to 14 families or 48 individuals who were victims of a fire on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Mayor Eric Olivarez, Cong. Edwin Olivarez/Photo from Parañaque PIO The fire razed houses at Purok 9, Apple St.,...
In a world bustling with constant movement and relentless pursuits, artist Edwin Martinez invites us to pause, reflect, and embrace the nuances of the human experience through his thought-provoking exhibit. “An Abstract Voyage,” Martinez’s collection of contemporary visual art presents a...
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan has been awarded as the most outstanding governor in the Philippines at the 2023 Gawad Parangal in Davao City on Tuesday, August 15. ONGCHUAN (left) with fellow awardee Mayor Matt Florido of General Luna, Quezon. (FB) Ongchuan was awarded...
TACLOBAN CITY – All 24 municipalities and the provincial government of Northern Samar passed the 2022 Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) assessment of the Bureau of Local Government Supervision of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. “The seal of good financial housekeeping serves...
TACLOBAN CITY – In a bid to address poverty and insurgency concerns, some officials in Samar Island support a call for the creation of a Samar Island Region (SIR). One of them is Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan. "It is a good proposal of the prelates. Hopefully, it will push through," said...
CATARMAN, Northern Samar – This province, fresh from a successful 1st Ibà bao Festival, celebrated its 58th founding anniversary on Monday, June 19. Highlight of the Ibà bao Festival was a festival danced competition topped by the municipality of Pambujan. The town of Lope de Vega was...
