BORONGAN CITY – A One Town, One Product (OTOP) hub showcasing Eastern Samar's delicacies and other native products opened on Baybay Boulevard here on Friday, December 1. THE city government of Borongan opens an OTOP hub on Friday, December 1. (Borongan City Information Office FB) The OTOP...
BORONGAN CITY – Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda here said that their hosting of the fourth leg of the NextGen Pilipinas Surfing National Tour helped raise the popularity of this city as a surfing site and gave pride to the people. AGDA (FB) "The impact of this surfing competition in Borongan is...
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda has been invited by the United Nations (UN) to the first-ever Local Climate Action Summit at the Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in December. AGDA (FB) The invitation recognizes the city government's efforts toward climate...
TACLOBAN CITY – An 83-year-old widow and her grandson died in a fire that razed their house on Sunday, September 24, in Barangay Tamoso, Borongan City, Eastern Samar. The victims were identified as Lourdes Abobo and Lloyd Alec Legion, 25. Initial investigation disclosed that the fire that...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Padul-ong Festival in Borongan City, Eastern Samar, which celebrates the nativity of patron saint the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8, attracted tourists from various parts of the world. Highlight of the event was a dance competition and the parade of flotillas with the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Seventy-one members, militias, and supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) have surrendered and received financial assistance from the city government of Borongan through its Local Social Integration Program (LSIP) recently. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the 802nd...
TACLOBAN CITY – A former child warrior of the New People's Army in Eastern Visayas has sought justice over the deceptive recruitment employed by the communist guerrillas. Lailanie Capada, now 25, from Barangay Baras, Borongan City, astern Samar, filed a complaint against the Communist Party of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City in Eastern Samar is hosting the 2nd National Surfing Summit and Surf City Festival from Nov. 24 to 26. The city has invited surfers and surfing enthusiasts to the landmark event with the theme "Surfing Horizons: Unveiling New Destinations, Igniting Tourism" and goal...
BORONGAN CITY – To enhance travel experience to and from this city, a new departure terminal at the Borongan Airport was inaugurated on Monday, June 19, in Barangay Punta Maria here to meet the growing number of passengers and foster economic growth. Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda here said the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City in Eastern Samar took a major step towards becoming a Smart City after the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in collaboration with the Isabela State University (ISU)-Cauayan Campus and Cauayan City government, conducted a Smart City Assessment and...
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City in Eastern Samar has declared an outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease after 123 cases were logged since January. John Kelly Cainday, Borongan City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) epidemiology officer, expressed alarm over the rapid increase in HFMD...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sixteen policemen and non-uniformed personnel exchanged "I dos" in a mass wedding dubbed “Kasalan sa Kampo” in Camp Francisco Asidillo, Borongan City, Eastern Samar on Valentine’s Day. The mass wedding was an initiative of Eastern Samar police director Col. Matthew Aseo....
