TACLOBAN CITY - Two alleged leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-New People's Army (NPA) were killed during a police operation Wednesday morning in Brgy. Alejandrea, Jiabong, Samar. The fatalities were identified as Amado Adelantar alias 'Kumander Butil' or 'Ka Boy,' 69, and his...
Former senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero is the second top pick among the senatorial candidates for the upcoming May 2022 elections, according to a survey commissioned by Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone within the province. The survey showed 51.79 percent of...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan and Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone expressed their support for Vice President Leni Robredo’s presidential bid. In his statement posted on his Facebook account on Tuesday, Ongchuan said: “In consultation with our local leaders, and...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, March 14, thanked Eastern Samar Gov. Ben Evardone, an ally of President Duterte and the vice president of the ruling party PDP-Laban in Visayas, for endorsing her presidential bid. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) The...
President Duterte on Monday, March 7, said in jest that members of the New People's Army (NPA) should be invited to the inauguration of government projects as a "retreat from fighting." President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the remark during his "Talk To The People" public...
TACLOBAN CITY - A newly freed person deprived of liberty was shot dead on the day of his release from the Calbayog City District Jail, Wednesday (Feb. 23). (Photo by Rommel Rutor) The victim was identified as Ruben Espelembergo, 34, based on the release paper that was retrieved from his belongings....
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has denounced the New People’s Army (NPA) for allegedly ambushing soldiers in Catubig, Northern Samar which resulted in the death of two civilian minors and the wounding of another individual. Policemen and soldiers are deployed at...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año condemned on Saturday, Feb. 12, the New People’s Army (NPA) for the encounter in Northern Samar that led to the death of two children. Año said the communist rebels opened fire at the troop of the Philippine...
Eight mayors from Eastern Samar have added their voice to the growing list of local officials backing the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo speaks during the campaign sortie in Sorsogon City on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (Photo from...
A battalion-sized contingent of the Philippine Army (PA) was scheduled to arrive in Samar on Saturday, Feb. 5, to assist in the eradication of private armed groups in Eastern Visayas ahead of the May 9 national and local elections. (Courtesy of 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army) Maj. Gen....
The frontal system or the convergence of warm and cold winds from the northeast and southeast is expected to bring cloudy skies and rain showers in the Bicol region and northern Samar in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
A soldier and a CAFGU Active Auxilliary (CAA) personnel were injured when an anti-personnel mine was detonated allegedly by the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Pinabacdao, Samar on Tuesday, Jan. 25. An anti-personnel mine is detonated by suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in this grassy...
