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...
The government's pandemic task force has escalated four provinces in Luzon and Visayas to the relatively restrictive Alert Level 4, while 15 others will be placed under Alert level 3 from Jan. 21 to 31, 2022. Maligcong Rice Terraces, Bontoc, Mountain Province (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a...
Top officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) visited different government projects in Northern Samar on Thursday, Dec. 2, including the 11.60-kilometer road project that will connect the "Pacific Towns" of Laoang and Palapag. DPWH Acting Secretary Roger G. Mercado and...
Former rebels in Samar province have been given a total of three-hectare lot as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the Eastern Visayas recently turned over a parcel of land to the provincial government dedicated for them. At least 144 housing units will be constructed in...
Two policemen died while four others were wounded in an ambush allegedly perpetrated by the communist rebels in Northern Samar on Saturday, Nov. 20. The two fatalities are rookie cops and were undergoing Special Action Force Commando Course (SAFCC) along with the four other wounded policemen. The...
TACLOBAN CITY - An election officer was shot dead while driving along the national highway of Brgy. Somoge Catarman, Northern Samar around 5: 00 P.M Thursday (November 18). The victim was identified as James Diaz Maghanoy, 42, the municipal election officer of Lope De Vega, Northern Samar, and...
TACLOBAN CITY - A total of 29 poor families received their early Christmas gifts in the form of new houses built for them by police officers in Samar province on Thursday (November 18). The houses were constructed under the "Pangarap na Bahay, Pulis ang Aalalay, Pamayanan ay Kaagapay Project" of...
