TACLOBAN CITY — Two men were arrested on Monday for alleged possession, illegal sale, transport, and distribution of fuel in Barobaybay, Lavezares, Northern Samar. The suspects were identified as Pran, 49, from Barangay Libas, Lavezares, who was driving an Isuzu aluminum van truck. His companion...
TACLOBAN CITY – A lawmaker in Northern Samar welcomed on Thursday the House Committee on Energy 's approval of a substitute bill to temporarily suspend the mandatory use of biofuels for up to one year amid the global rise in fuel prices. The bill, according to Northern Samar second district...
TACLOBAN CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon and former Northern Samar Rep. Paul Daza have each offered a P100,000 reward or a total of P200,000 for any information leading to the arrest of Sgt. Jerome Lluz Tejero, the suspect in the murder of Engr. Karen...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army has strongly condemned the killing of a lady engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) by a soldier in Northern Samar and directed the “swift apprehension” of the personnel involved. In a statement issued Tuesday, the 8th Infantry...
TACLOBAN CITY – A soldier allegedly shot and wounded two individuals in Barangay Dalakit, Catarman, Northern Samar, on Monday morning, March 2. Police said the victims were a 23-year-old man and a female of legal age, both residents of Barangay Airport Village in the municipality. The suspect, a...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) combatants were killed in a clash with government troops Friday morning in Northern Samar. The 8th Infantry Division said patrolling soldiers from the 20th Infantry Battalion engaged rebels around 6:50 a.m. in upland Barangay Bulao in Las Navas town....
TACLOBAN CITY – A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a clash with soldiers in Barangay Gusaran, Silvino Lobos town, Northern Samar province on Wednesday. The Philippine Army (PA) said the 30-minute gun battle started at around 6:57 a.m. following a tip from a concerned citizen...
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Northern Samar (PGNS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Eastern Visayas Food Innovation Center (EVFIC), Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Region 8, and Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) on Tuesday for the adaptation...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Northern Samar provincial government launched on Monday the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program, providing affordable rice to low-income families in the province. The program, launched at the Capitol Gym in Catarman town, allowed each household to purchase up to 10...
TACLOBAN CITY — A 30-year-old police corporal was mauled and his service firearm was carted away by four individuals in a KTV bar in Barangay Talolora, Palapag town, Northern Samar province, before dawn on Thursday, Nov. 20. Police said the victim and two companions arrived at the bar where the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar Rep. Edwin Ongchuan, Gov. Harris Ongchuan, and Biri, Northern Samar Mayor Antonio de los Reyes Jr. received the official declaration from the National Committee on Geological Sciences (NCGS) naming Biri Rock Formations as a National Geological Monument (NGM) in a...
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...
