A Ukrainian male crew member of a cargo ship sailing off Palapag, Northern Samar was rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard after feeling unwell, the PCG said on Saturday, August 19. (L) Drozhzhyn Sergiy, 71, crew member of M/V UHL Falcon, is reacued by Philippine Coast Guard personnel onboard the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan has been awarded as the most outstanding governor in the Philippines at the 2023 Gawad Parangal in Davao City on Tuesday, August 15. ONGCHUAN (left) with fellow awardee Mayor Matt Florido of General Luna, Quezon. (FB) Ongchuan was awarded...
TACLOBAN CITY – A climate solution initiative and bike-share program called “Pedal Palapag” was recently launched in the municipality of Palapag in Northern Samar. The initiative uses active mobility to adapt to climate change and aims to bridge the distance between students’ homes...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army and the victim’s family have condemned the New People’s Army (NPA) for the brutal killing of a civilian in Northern Samar 20 years ago but whose body was exhumed only this week. After nearly two decades, government troops on Wednesday unearthed the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 14-year-old Grade 6 student was stabbed to death in Barangay Zone 6, San Roque, Northern Samar on Sunday, August 6. The victim was found lying on the pavement near their house by her mother. Police have taken in two persons of interest into custody. The...
TACLOBAN CITY – A medical officer and political instructor of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered to the 20th Infantry (We Lead) Battalion in Las Navas, Northern Samar recently. Alias “Leah” yielded two M16 rifles, improvised explosives, and ammunition. She was affiliated with the Platoon...
Two alleged communist leaders died while a soldier was injured in an armed encounter between the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Visayas Command (VisCom) and New People’s Army (NPA) in Pambujan, Northern Samar on Saturday, July 22. Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of VISCOM,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two women died on the spot and three others were injured in a vehicular accident on Tuesday, July 18, in Barangay Bayho, Lope de Vega, Northern Samar. The fatalities were identified as Amelia Arnio, a kagawad or councilor of Barangay Getigo, Lope de Vega, and Rosa Galvan, a...
TACLOBAN CITY – All 24 municipalities and the provincial government of Northern Samar passed the 2022 Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) assessment of the Bureau of Local Government Supervision of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. “The seal of good financial housekeeping serves...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has assured the public that his administration is working hard to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and uplift the lives of Filipinos amid efforts toward post-pandemic economic recovery. *PBBM IN NORTHERN SAMAR — President Marcos leads the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. looks forward to declaring Northern Samar province free from communist terrorist groups (CTGs) by the end of 2023. This, as he cited the accomplishments of the 803rd Infantry (Peacemakers) Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Northern...
PALAPAG, Northern Samar – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated the Samar Pacific Coastal Road project in Barangay Simora here during his first official visit to the province as Chief Executive on Friday, July 14. The project also known as the Palapag-Simora Road is a key infrastructure...
