TACLOBAN CITY – The 78th Infantry Battalion recently discovered a New People’s Army arms cache in the mountainous Barangay Antipolo, Llorente, Eastern Samar. Lt. Col. Joseph Bugaoan, commanding officer of the 78th IB, said they found a rifle grenade, ammunition, four handheld radios, and other...
TACLOBAN CITY – A New People’s Army leader and medic surrendered to the military in Barangay Nato, Taft, Eastern Samar this week. Rolando Romanca, commanding officer of the Apoy Platoon, Sub-Regional Committee Sesame, Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee, and medic Jovy Mendez yielded to...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four sacks and two boxes of suspected dangerous drugs were found by two fishermen on the sea of Barangay Santa Monica, Oras, Eastern Samar on Sunday, August 18. SUSPECTED dangerous drugs were found in the sea of Oras, Eastern Samar on Sunday, August 18. The two fishermen...
Speaker Martin Romualdez seals the One Eastern Samar team-up of House Minority Leader Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan and Gov. Ben Evardone in the 2025 mid-term elections. (Rep. Libanan's office) House Minority Leader 4Ps...
TACLOBAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel surrendered to the military in Barangay Domrog, General MacArthur, Eastern Samar on Saturday, July 27, following the death of their squad leader in an encounter on Thursday, July 25. YAPE (78th IB FB) Lando Yape, alias Rose, a member of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A high-ranking official of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter with the military on Thursday, July 25, in General MacArthur, Eastern Samar. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the 802nd Infantry Bridade, identified the fatality as Joel Guarino, alias...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army recovered high-powered firearms in the boundaries of hinterland Barangays Calingatnan and San Mateo in Borongan City, Eastern Samar on Tuesday, July 9. Found were a baby Armalite, five long magazines and four short magazines for M653, 248 rounds of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fire hit the camp of the 78th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Lalawigan, Borongan City, Eastern Samar on Sunday, July 7. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the 802nd Infantry Brigade, stated that faulty wiring caused the fire. No injuries were reported as most of...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipality of Arteche in Eastern Samar province is poised to become the center of seaweed production trading in Samar Island. Mayor Roland Boie Evardone said a total of P16-million worth of projects were officially turned over on Friday, June 14, for the Eastern...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sulat and San Julian in Eastern Samar have been placed under Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition (SIPSC) on Tuesday, June 11, after no New People’s Army rebels have been sighted in the two municipalities for several years. Sulat Mayor Javier Zacate and San Julian...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 33-year-old employee of a mining site was killed in a lightning strike on Monday, June 10, in Barangay Cagusu-an, Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar. The victim was identified as Aljon, 33, in charge of equipment monitoring at the mining site, and a resident of...
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted two former Eastern Samar officials of their graft charges for violation of their right to speedy disposition of cases. Cleared of two counts of graft charges were former provincial accountant Vener Tabuena Dulfo and project...
