TACLOBAN CITY – The Ombudsman suspended Mayor Jose Arturo Suan of Allen, Northern Samar for six months without pay after he was found guilty of grave abuse of authority and oppression. Suan officially received the suspension order from the Department of the Interior and Local Government...
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to expand the ports in the municipalities of Allen, Mapanas, and San Jose in Northern Samar. THE provincial government of Northern Samar led by Gov. Edwin...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas noted an increase in leptospirosis cases in Northern Samar. Jelyn Lopez-Malibago, DOH-8 regional information officer, said from eight cases in Week 48, the municipalities of Catarman, Lope de Vega, Bobon, Rosario, Laoang, Lavezares,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sixty schools in Eastern Visayas have reported damage due to the massive flooding from the shear line last week. A LEARNER from Tawagan Elementary School in Arteche, Eastern Samar rides a boat in their flood-stricken school on November 22. (Contributed photo by Fred Esto Senonio)...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies to fast track the relief operations in Northern and Eastern Samar amid the massive flooding in the region. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds a situation briefing in General Santos City on Nov. 23, 2023 following the string earthquake...
President Marcos flew to Tacloban and General Santos City following the massive flooding in Northern Samar and strong earthquake that jolted Mindanao while he was in the United States last week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds a situation briefing amid the massive flooding in...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman was arrested along with three barangay councilors and 12 civilians in Mondragon, Northern Samar, for perjury on Friday, October 6. Police identified the suspects as Arnel Domasig, 41, chairman of Barangay Talolora, Mondragon, and Barangay Talolora...
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan announced the dismantling of the last two active guerilla fronts in the province. ONGCHUAN (FB) “The CTG Front Committees 1 and 15 are now down to 36 remaining personalities and 64 firearms. This is a testament to the Nortehanons’...
TACLOBAN CITY – To ensure enough nurses in Northern Samar, the Provincial Board has approved on third and final reading an ordinance giving scholarships to nursing students on Friday, September 15. The ordinance entitled An Ordinance Creating the Provincial Government of Northern Samar...
TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – A New People's Army (NPA) rebel was killed in a clash with soldiers in Catubig, Northern Samar, on Thursday, September 14. The unidentified communist guerrilla belonged to a band of 10 insurgents that the Philippine Army 20th Infantry Battalion engaged in a...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Provincial Youth Development Office (PYDO) of Northern Samar has been recognized as outstanding in youth innovations by the United Nations Association of the Philippines (UNAP) on Thursday, August 31. The award, conferred by UNAP during the International Youth Convention and...
TACLOBAN CITY – To boost economic growth, the local government of Silvino Lubos, Northern Samar expressed desire to cultivate high-value crops such as strawberries, lettuce, and grapes. "We are thrilled to share groundbreaking news with the public! The governor's plan to cultivate strawberries,...
