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The Philippine Air Force (PAF) sent an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to help contain a grass and forest fire on Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on Sunday, April 19. Col. Ma. Christina Basco, PAF spokesperson, said the helicopter has completed nine sorties, and for each run, it carried water...

TACLOBAN CITY – Authorities continue to battle a forest fire in Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar since Friday, April 17. Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan said the fire affected 80 to 100 hectares of land in eight barangays. Kwan admitted difficulty in combating the blaze. “The terrain on...

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...

DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (left), 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan (Facebook)                 House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan believes that the newly-launched Task Force Homonhon will go...