TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar province was officially placed under a state of calamity following the widespread destruction caused by super typhoon ‘’Uwan,” the provincial government announced on Tuesday. The provincial government, in its official Facebook page, said that the declaration...
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar and Eastern Samar provinces were placed under state of calamity following the widespread destruction caused by super typhoon ‘’Uwan’’ earlier this week. The Northern Samar provincial government announced on Thursday that Gov. Harris Ongchuan, chairman of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) will embark on a two-week archaeological exploration of the San Bernardino Strait in Northern Samar to locate shipwrecks linked to the Manila Galleon Trade and naval vessels that sank during World War II. The exploration activity, to be...
TACLOBAN CITY — Northern Samar Rep. Edwin Ongchuan has called for the return of the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program implementation to the Department of Tourism due to the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) alleged inefficiency and corruption in infrastructure projects....
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry Division neutralized 14 New People 's Army rebels and seized 15 firearms in Northern Samar. Major Gen. Adonis Ariel Orio, commander of the 8th ID, said these operational achievements form part of their continuing campaign to end the Eastern Visayas Regional...
TACLOBAN CITY — Two suspected New People’s Army rebels were killed in a clash with soldiers on Wednesday, Aug. 27, in Barangay San Jose, Mapanas, Northern Samar. One of the slain communist fighters was identified as Motaw Ortazo, alias “Ibaro.” Troops engaged about 10 Cobra members of the...
TACLOBAN CITY -- A police officer from the Lavezares, Northern Samar Municipal Police Station was relieved Monday for illegally discharging his firearm during a fiesta, Police Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy, director of the Police Regional Office-8, said. The police officer, a master sergeant,...
TACLOBAN CITY — Northern Samar emerged as the top province in Eastern Visayas for labor and employment in 2024, preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Region 8 said. The province had a 98.1 percent employment rate and the lowest unemployment rate at 1.9 percent. It also...
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 – The provincial government has partnered with national government agencies to enhance the blue economy of Northern Samar province. Their first initiative, launched in Barangay Sangputan, San Vicente Island, is the Salt and Sardines Production Facility operated by the Sangputan...
TACLOBAN CITY – A soldier and a police officer were honored for sacrificing their lives during and after recent clashes with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Las Navas, Northern Samar. Corporal Arcel Sicnoy of the Philippine Army (PA) and Police Executive Master Sergeant Harry Palao-ay of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A police officer drowned after the boat he was riding capsized following crime scene processing in connection with an encounter in Barangay San Isidro, Las Navas, Northern Samar, on Saturday, Aug. 2. The Northern Samar Police Provincial Office mourned the death of Police...
