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...
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Provincial Government of Northern Samar (PGNS) is adopting a 4-day workweek policy, in combination with a one-day work-from-home alternative work arrangement. Governor Edwin Ongchuan issued a memorandum on April 1 authorizing a 4-day physical reporting of PGNS employees and one...
Vice President Leni Robredo expects more endorsements to come her way in the last 40 days to Election Day, though she emphasized that her campaign’s strength comes from the volunteers who are “very passionate” and “invested.” Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) During a media...
BORONGAN CITY—Vice-presidential bet Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Wednesday, March 30, explained his absence from the Eastern Samar Grand People’s Rally in this city last night, saying it was because he wanted to ensure local officials will come out “in full force” for Vice President Leni...
BORONGAN CITY—Comparing her grand rally in Eastern Samar to a “beach party,” Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, March 29, promised Samareños here that she would prioritize improving the province’s tourism sector to bring jobs and progress. Vice President Leni Robredo campaigns in...
BORONGAN CITY—Vice President Leni Robredo and her entire slate went to this city in Eastern Samar, the province that gave her the vice presidency in 2016, for her first people’s rally by the beach, but her vice presidential running mate was noticeably absent that even his supporters tried to...
BORONGAN CITY—Vice President Leni Robredo has seen her Samar province campaign sortie rich with endorsements. After 21 Northern Samar local executives endorsed her presidential bid, 20 Eastern Samar mayors, led by Gov. Ben Evardone, an ally of President Duterte, signed a covenant here to pledge...
