TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army recovered high-powered firearms in the boundaries of hinterland Barangays Calingatnan and San Mateo in Borongan City, Eastern Samar on Tuesday, July 9. Found were a baby Armalite, five long magazines and four short magazines for M653, 248 rounds of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fire hit the camp of the 78th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Lalawigan, Borongan City, Eastern Samar on Sunday, July 7. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the 802nd Infantry Brigade, stated that faulty wiring caused the fire. No injuries were reported as most of...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipality of Arteche in Eastern Samar province is poised to become the center of seaweed production trading in Samar Island. Mayor Roland Boie Evardone said a total of P16-million worth of projects were officially turned over on Friday, June 14, for the Eastern...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sulat and San Julian in Eastern Samar have been placed under Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition (SIPSC) on Tuesday, June 11, after no New People’s Army rebels have been sighted in the two municipalities for several years. Sulat Mayor Javier Zacate and San Julian...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 33-year-old employee of a mining site was killed in a lightning strike on Monday, June 10, in Barangay Cagusu-an, Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar. The victim was identified as Aljon, 33, in charge of equipment monitoring at the mining site, and a resident of...
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted two former Eastern Samar officials of their graft charges for violation of their right to speedy disposition of cases. Cleared of two counts of graft charges were former provincial accountant Vener Tabuena Dulfo and project...
Satellite image of Tropical Depression Aghon (PAGASA) Tropical depression Aghon made landfall over Giporlos, Eastern Samar early Saturday morning, May 25, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its tropical cyclone bulletin issued at 2 a.m....
TACLOBAN CITY – A former New People’s Army amazon’s desire to give her son a proper burial was realized when the 78th Infantry Battalion searched and located his remains in the hinterlands of Barangay San Gabriel, Borongan City, Eastern Samar. A PRIEST blesses the remains of the son of former...
TACLOBAN CITY – A soldier has been awarded a bronze cross medal for sacrificing his life to save two children from drowning in Barangay Locsoon, Borongan City, Eastern Samar. TECHNICAL Sgt. Samuel Garbo is laid to rest in Giporlos, Eastern Samar on Friday, April 19. (Photo via Marie Marticio)...
Again, the provincial government of Eastern Samar has been flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) in its 2023 annual audit report. Earlier, COA found that Contract of Service (COS) and Job Order (JO) personnel hired by Eastern Samar province were not only paid below the daily minimum wage,...
Contract of Service (COS) and Job Order (JO) personnel hired by Eastern Samar province were were not only paid below the daily minimum wage, but worse, their salaries were always delayed in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its annual audit report, COA said that when the audit...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) against exceeding the "statutory limitation" on disbursements for extraordinary and miscellaneous expenses (EME) or discretionary funds taken out of their collected real property taxes (RPTs). It cited the case of...
