TACLOBAN CITY – A Patient Transport Vehicle (PTV) or ambulance of Catarman, Northern Samar crashed in Barangay Getigo, Lope de Vega, Northern Samar on Tuesday, Aug. 19, hours after it was turned over by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Ormoc City, Leyte. Reports disclosed that the 41-year-old...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police caught a fish vendor for allegedly shooting a 68-year-old man in Barangay Narra, Catarman, Northern Samar, on Monday, June 30, and apprehended him in just four minutes. Police Regional Office-8 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jay Cumigad lauded the four-minute response of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Diocese of Catarman Vicar General Monsignor Gaspar Balerite reprimanded the organizers of a supposed voters’ education rally at Sacred Heart Plaza in Catarman, Northern Samar on Tuesday for inviting senatorial candidate Rodante Marcoleta who spoke during the event. MARCOLETA...
TACLOBAN CITY - Philippine Airlines launched its maiden Cebu-Catarman-Cebu flight on Tuesday, March 4. An 86-seat aircraft serves the route every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. PAL Regional Head Leonard Bryan Sansolis recommended Northern Samar as an alternative tourist destination with its...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-8 has sent response teams to Oras in Eastern Samar and Catarman in Northern Samar on Thursday, Nov. 14, in preparation for tropical cyclone “Pepito.” Pepito entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday...
CATARMAN, Northern Samar – A national conference on pioneering Visayas historian Fr. Francisco Ignacio Alcina was held at the University of Eastern Philippines here along with the launching of the National History Month celebration on his 350th death anniversary on Wednesday, July 31. PIONEERING...
TACLOBAN CITY – The disbursing officer of the local government unit of Lope de Vega in Northern Samar was robbed of P1 million for the salaries of job-order employees on Wednesday afternoon, May 8, in Catarman, Northern Samar. MAP of Northern Samar with the town of Lope de Vega highlighted....
TACLOBAN CITY – The University of the Eastern Philippines in Catarman, Northern Samar, has implemented online classes starting Friday, April 5, due to extreme heat. Cherry Ultra, UEP president, issued a memorandum for the implementation of online classes for undergraduate, law, and...
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...
CATARMAN, Northern Samar – To foster cultural awareness and engender a deeper appreciation of their culture, 17 municipalities will showcase their festivals in the Ibàbao Festival Dance Competition on Sunday, June 18, at the University of Eastern Philippines Grandstand here. AMONG those...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry Division has confirmed that former Bayan-Eastern Visayas Regional Secretary General Musico Sagdullas was one of the fatalities in a clash between the 43rd Infantry Battalion and alleged members of the New People's Army in the hinterlands of Barangay Mabini,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four New People's Army rebels were killed in a clash with the Army in the hinterlands of Barangay Mabini, Catarman, Northern Samar, on Sunday, May 28. The 15-minute gun battle occurred between the remnants of the Sub-Regional Guerilla Unit (SRGU), Sub-Regional Committee (SRC)...
