TACLOBAN CITY — The National Committee on Geological Sciences declared Biri Rocks in Biri, Northern Samar, a National Geological Monument on Wednesday. Alongside the declaration was the official launching of Northern Samar as an Aspiring UNESCO Global Geopark. The Biri Rock Formation is known for...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with government troops on June 3 in Barangay Nagoocan, Catubig, Northern Samar. Approximately 30 communist rebels from the Regional Guerrilla Unit and Sub-Regional Committee Arctic under the Eastern Visayas Regional...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways has completed the construction of a new steel bridge in Barangay Central Poblacion, Gamay, Northern Samar. The 91.7-lineal meter bridge built for P12.83 million was part of the Build Better More initiative under the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Diocese of Catarman Vicar General Monsignor Gaspar Balerite reprimanded the organizers of a supposed voters’ education rally at Sacred Heart Plaza in Catarman, Northern Samar on Tuesday for inviting senatorial candidate Rodante Marcoleta who spoke during the event. MARCOLETA...
Major General Adonis Ariel Orio, commander of 8th Infantry Division, visits the headquarters of the 8th Civil-Military Operations Battalion in Santa Rita, Samar on March 13, 2025. (File photo: 8ID) Three suspected communist rebels were killed in a series of armed encounters between the Philippine...
TACLOBAN CITY - Philippine Airlines launched its maiden Cebu-Catarman-Cebu flight on Tuesday, March 4. An 86-seat aircraft serves the route every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. PAL Regional Head Leonard Bryan Sansolis recommended Northern Samar as an alternative tourist destination with its...
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 70 Persons Deprived of Liberty from the Northern Samar Provincial Jail in Barangay Dancalan, Bobon, Northern Samar, received livelihood training from the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Sixty-three completed training in coconut water...
TACLOBAN CITY – Nine members of the New People's Army surrendered to the 19th Infantry Battalion based in Catubig, Northern Samar recently. These communist rebels from the Sub-Regional Guerrilla Unit (SRGU), Sub-Regional Committee Emporium said they decided to surrender due to severe hunger...
TACLOBAN CITY – Governors Edwin Ongchuan of Northern Samar and Sharee Ann Tan of Samar pushed key road projects in Samar Island. TAN (left) and Ongchuan (center). (FB) Tan thanked Ongchuan for the strong collaboration and support for the proposed projects in a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11....
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Northern Samar through the Provincial Agriculture and Veterinary Office is taking significant steps to prevent swine mortality from African Swine Fever in the province. Dr. Jose Luis Acompañado, the Provincial Veterinarian and officer-in-charge...
(Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) After nearly a week-long search operation, authorities have finally found the body of the missing crew of MV Jerlyn Khatness, a cargo ship which sank off Lavezares, Northern Samar last Dec. 30. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the remains of the...
One person died while another was missing when a cargo ship transporting cement sank off Lavezares, Northern Samar on Monday, Dec. 30, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. MV Jerlyn Khatness was manned by a 15-member crew when it submerged due to rough seas around 2:30 p.m., according to a...
