TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Northern Samar, through the Provincial Economic Development and Investment Promotions Office (PEDIPO), together with Envision Energy, is planning to install wind turbines in the municipality of Allen. The project which involves the installation of...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three suspected drug pushers were apprehended, leading to the discovery of high-powered firearms and explosives, on Friday, August 9, at Allen Port in Allen, Northern Samar, a day after suspected shabu worth P61 million was found there. Police intercepted an L-300 van driven...
TACLOBAN CITY – Suspected shabu worth over P66 million was discovered in a ferry terminal in Barangay Kinabranan Zone II, Allen, Northern Samar on Thursday night, August 8. SUSPECTED shabu worth P66 million was found in Allen, Northern Samar on August 8. A 30-year-old port officer...
TACLOBAN CITY – Amid the challenges brought by the pandemic, a coastal community in Allen, Northern Samar, seized an opportunity to showcase their hidden gem to the world. SUNSET in Barangay Cabacungan, Allen Northern Samar. (Buenos Diaz sa Caba) In late 2020, Aljun Diaz, a...
TACLOBAN CITY – A police officer was killed in a car crash in Barangay Potong del Sur, Lapinig, Northern Samar, on Wednesday, August 7. The victim was assigned to the Lapinig Municipal Police Station and a resident of Barangay Asum, Palapag, Northern Samar. Investigation said the victim lost...
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 – Northern Samar aims to become the freediving capital of Eastern Visayas. DALUPIN Island in Northern Samar. The province is seeking to become the freediving capital of Eastern Visayas. (Wikipedia) To achieve this, the provincial government will host a freediving certification...
By MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO TACLOBAN CITY – Suspected shabu worth over P57 million was recovered by two farmers in Barangay San Roque, San Isidro, Northern Samar on July 14. The farmers found the contraband in two white transparent plastic bags in an abandoned and dilapidated hut near their...
Phivolcs The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a moderately strong earthquake, measuring 5.0-magnitude on the Richter scale, struck Northern Samar on Sunday, July 7. Phivolcs recorded the tremor at 12:01 a.m. and located its epicenter 10 kilometers northwest of Lope...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Office of the President will award the Presidential Recognition for Outstanding Development Partner to the Northern Samar Provincial Economic Development and Investment Promotions Office in Malacañang on July 10. The recognition which falls under the category of...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police arrested a 23-year-old woman from San Roque town in Northern Samar on Saturday, June 1, for allegedly attempting to sell her two-month-old baby online for P60,000 or about $1,000. A WOMAN was arrested for allegedly selling her baby online for P60,000. (Photo via Marie...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four houses were destroyed and eight others were partially damaged, including the barangay covered court, by a tornado that struck Barangay Caburihan, Lavezares, Northern Samar on Saturday, May 25. The tornado reportedly associated with tropical depression "Aghon" affected 12...
