TACLOBAN CITY – Two persons were allegedly gunned down by an armed band harassing residents of Balocawe, Gandara, Samar, Thursday, June 23. The victims were identified as Renato Pelambergo, 54, and Dionisio Caber, 58, both residents of Balocawe, a remote barangay about six hours boat ride and...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fisherman was killed while two others were injured while allegedly blast fishing in the sea of Sitio Salvacion, Barangay Ilijan, Sto. Niño, Samar last Tuesday, June 7. The fatality was identified as Emiliano Davila, 40, a resident of the barangay. Injured were Rolan Davila, 28,...
Still misunderstood since it wreaked havoc in the 1980s, this epidemic keeps spreading through shame, secrecy, and silence Northern Samar is stepping up its drive against human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) to rid the province of the illness. The local...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three city councilors from the Liberal Party (LP) and one barangay chairman in Calbayog City resigned from their posts before the end of their terms on June 30. This was confirmed by Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Samar Director Judy Batulan. A report...
Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza felt compelled to warn the incoming Marcos administration Wednesday, June 1 about a certain group of power players in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) that could "sabotage". Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza In his privilege speech Wednesday--the last...
House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez and his wife, Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez have praised the enactment of a law that will see the creation of the Samar Island Medical Center (SIMC) in Calbayog City, Samar. House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez and his wife, Tingog Party-list...
The center of tropical depression Agaton (international name: Megi) has made landfall over Basey, Samar, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday, April 11. Cops rescue residents from a flooded area in Lemery town, Iloilo province on...
Campaign signs and placards are always a visual treat during election season in the Philippines because of their creativity and at times, downright naughtiness. (Lakas-CMD Media) (Lakas-CMD Media) (Lakas-CMD Media) There are no shortages of such signs in the UniTeam's ongoing Visayas leg of its...
(Phivolcs) A 4.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Eastern Samar at around 9:23 a.m., Saturday, April 9, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 25 kilometers (km) northeast of Hernani, Eastern Samar, and was...
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar--Samar 2nd district Rep. Sharee Ann Tan has assured Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos of not just support in the May 9 polls, but the protection of his votes here. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate) Tan made the assurance...
BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar - Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio won't act like the vice president Leni Robredo is to incumbent President Duterte if and when the UniTeam bet wins in the May 9 polls. Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (left) and Vice President Leni Robredo) Senator Ronald "Bato"...
BORONGAN CiTY, Eastern Samar--A 95-year-old "Marcos loyalist" outlasted the rains here during a heavily drenched UniTeam grand rally. Alejandro Duzon, 95, flashes Marcos's signature handsign (Lakas-CMD Media) The nanogenarian, Alejandro Duzon, ended up stealing the show. He even received a special...
