TACLOBAN CITY – Police collared one of the country’s most wanted persons after 18 years of hiding in Barangay San Miguel, Llorente, Eastern Samar, on Tuesday, April 1.CUMIGAD (FB)The Police Regional Office-8 (Eastern Visayas) led by Police Brig. Gen. Jay Cumigad identified the suspect as...
Eastern Samar congressional candidate Sheen Gonzales (left), gubernatorial bet Ralph Vincent “RV” Evardone (Contributed photo) Aspiring congressman Sheen Gonzales received a major boost to his candidacy after the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas...
TACLOBAN CITY - The city government of Borongan has approved an ordinance allocating a P250 monthly financial assistance to all qualified Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).“This monetary assistance aims to mitigate the adverse effects of inflation and the rising cost of living on PWDs, who often...
TACLOBAN CITY – A priest died in a collision between a motorcycle and a sports utility vehicle in Barangay Naubay, Llorente, Eastern Samar on Wednesday, Jan. 15.GALO (Diocese of Borongan FB) Police identified the victim as Alejandro Galo, 66, custodian of church properties in the Diocese of...
TACLOBAN CITY - The construction of two multi-million infrastructure projects, the P163-million Maslog and Jipapad Road (Phase 1) and the P30-million Panic-an Bridge in Maslog in Eastern Samar, is seen to boost the campaign against insurgency in the province.The 2.4-kilometer Maslog and Jipapad Road...
CAN-AVID, Eastern Samar – Although constantly hit by typhoons, this town in Eastern Samar proved that Christmas is unstoppable as it staged the annual lighting of their Lamrag Giant Lantern Festival on Dec. 9. COLORFUL Christmas lanterns at the Lamrag Giant Lantern Festival in Can-Avid,...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-8 has sent response teams to Oras in Eastern Samar and Catarman in Northern Samar on Thursday, Nov. 14, in preparation for tropical cyclone “Pepito.”Pepito entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday...
TACLOBAN CITY – To sustain the momentum of surf tourism, the local government of Guiuan and the Department of Labor and Employment have implemented the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program that gives surfing schools in Calicoan Island access to a fund worth P747,108 to purchase lesson boards and...
TACLOBAN CITY -- The chief of police of Jipapad town in Eastern Samar province was hacked and injured by a 37-year-old farmer inside the police station on Monday, September 23.The victim, Lt. Norben Carnonera, was sitting at the lobby when the suspect, a resident of Jipapad,...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader 4PS Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has filed two separate bills in the effort to establish two new state-run coconut oil milling and refinery plants in...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. led the groundbreaking of the new Medical Arts Building of the Eastern Samar Provincial Hospital in Borongan City on Thursday, September 19.SEN. Bong Revilla Jr. (right) leads the groundbreaking of the Eastern Samar Provincial Hospital Medical...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan lauded the Philippine Airlines (PAL) for launching its third weekly Cebu-Borongan-Cebu flight, which is expected to help...