TACLOBAN CITY – A woman from Calbayog City, Samar was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 31, for impersonating Gandara, Samar Mayor Warren Aguilar to scam money from individuals. The suspect was identified as Nicole Jann Babagay from Barangay San Policarpo. Reports disclosed that Babagay created a fake...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) could still not determine the exact identities of the seven Chinese individuals who were rescued off Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar last Friday, Jan. 27. (Photo courtesy of PCG) It turns out that the Chinese individuals may not be simple fishermen as earlier...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now verifying the identities of the seven Chinese fishermen who were rescued onboard a distressed fishing vessel off Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on Friday, Jan. 27. (Photo courtesy of PCG) “The Philippine Coast Guard Station Eastern Leyte provided...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian expressed his “sincere gratitude” to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for rescuing the crew of a Chinese fishing vessel damaged off Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, calling it a testament of the “millennium friendship and bayanihan...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued seven Chinese crew of a distressed fishing vessel in the sea of Suluan Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, on Friday night, Jan. 27. The PCG Command Center received a distress call from FV Kai Da 899 due to damaged hull around 2:09 p.m. on Jan. 26....
TACLOBAN CITY – A 31-year-old woman was arrested for large-scale estafa in an entrapment operation in a restaurant in Palo, Leyte on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Authorities identified the suspect as Maria Francesca Macasojot, self-employed, single, and a resident of Canlapwas Poblacion, Catbalogan...
TACLOBAN CITY – A group of fishermen have benefited from mussel long-line farming in Barangay Baclayan, Daram, Samar. From being a seasonal source of income, it has become the primary and sustainable livelihood for 40 members of the Baclayan Mussel and Crab Fishers Association (BMCA). In 2020,...
CATBALOGAN CITY – Gov. Sharee Ann Tan has welcomed the surrender of 13 communist rebels in Samar to the 8th Infantry Division on Tuesday, Jan. 17. "We have reaped what we have sown. Our anti-insurgency campaign together with our End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) programs has proven to be...
RESIDENTS wade through a road in Jipapad town, Eastern Samar province flooded by incessant rain on Wednesday, Jan. 11. (Handout/Jipapad Mayor Benjamin Ver/AFP) TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Calbayog and the local government units of Gandara, Basey, and San Jorge in Samar have...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army assured assistance to the family of a soldier who drowned while on his way to help flood victims in San Isidro, Northern Samar. The Army mourned the death of Corporal Jerry Palacio of the 43rd Infantry Battalion (IB). "Our thoughts and prayers are with Corporal...
A military personnel was found dead on Wednesday, Jan. 11, after apparently drowning while on his way to the municipal disaster risk reduction and management office (MDDRMO) in San Isidro, Northern Samar to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operation for flood victims in...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipalities of Gandara and Basey in Samar have declared a state of calamity due to the damage caused by heavy rain and flood spawned by the shear line and low-pressure area (LPA) affecting Eastern Visayas. The Sangguniang Bayan of Basey, during its special session on...
