A 33-year-old man, tagged as Northern Samar’s top fugitive, was arrested in Pasig City after months of evading authorities. He faces charges of allegedly abusing his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The Eastern Police District (EPD) reported that the suspect, known as “Mimi,” was apprehended during...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education-Eastern Visayas (DepEd-8) condemned the death of a public school teacher in Eastern Samar on the first day of the new academic year on Monday. In a statement Tuesday, DepEd-Region 8 extended condolences to the family, friends, colleagues, and students...
TACLOBAN CITY — A 36-year-old public school teacher was found dead in Barangay Alang-Alang, Quinapondan, Eastern Samar on Monday, June 8. The Quinapondan Municipal Police Station (MPS) received a report of a body concealed in thick grass. Police discovered the victim lying on his side. Relatives...
TACLOBAN CITY – A centuries-old ceramic artifact believed to date back to the late Ming Dynasty to early Qing Dynasty period (late 16th to early 17th centuries) has been discovered in Mapanas, Northern Samar, experts from the University of the Philippines Diliman School of Archaeology (UPD-SA)...
House Bill (HB) No. 122--the measure that seeks to declare March 17 of every year as "Homonhon Landing Day"--has been overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading. The bill gained 224 affirmative votes during the marathon plenary session on Tuesday, May 26. None of the congressmen present...
TACLOBAN CITY – Six passengers were injured when a bus collided with several other vehicles before crashing into a concrete structure in Barangay 12, Catbalogan City, Samar on Saturday, May 23. The Catbalogan City Police Station (CPS) said that the bus operated by a local transportation company...
A six-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool in Barangay Parina, Jiabong, Samar on Monday, May 18. The victim was identified as Kiel. Police said the victim’s family was busy carrying their belongings at the resort when he asked permission from his brother Athan to swim in the pool. Athan later...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police recovered over P2 million in undocumented lumber in Barangay San Juan, San Isidro, Northern Samar, Wednesday. A suspected illegal logger, “Wil,” was arrested. Lawmen received information that Will was keeping lumber without the necessary permits and supporting...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday confirmed the presence of toxic red tide in the coastal waters of Daram, Samar, based on an examination by the agency’s national laboratory. This prompted BFAR to raise a shellfish ban for the seawaters of Daram,...
The heat index in Borongan, Eastern Samar soared to 48 degrees Celsius (°C) on Monday, May 11, the highest recorded so far this hot and dry season, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Several other areas across the country also...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has welcomed the recent passage of a bill establishing a new state-run college of medicine at Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) in Borongan City. Libanan says the move is expected to strengthen medical education and...
TACLOBAN CITY – No major damage has been reported following the magnitude-six earthquake that struck San Julian, Eastern Samar on Monday afternoon, according to initial reports from local authorities. Police Lt. Eduardo Sande, chief of police in San Julian town —the quake’s epicenter— said...
