TACLOBAN CITY – Police recovered a New People's Army (NPA) arms cache in Sitio Casapa, Barangay Denigpian, Dolores, Eastern Samar, on Sunday, January 21. MAP of Dolores, Eastern Samar. A former communist rebel, Bunso, informed police of the location of this weapons stash. Lt. Col. Joy...
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Borongan, the capital of Eastern Samar, is eyeing to increase Philippine Airlines (PAL) flights at Borongan Airport in anticipation of a surge in passenger demand from July to October. B ORONGAN City is eyeing an increase in the number of PAL flights at the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A soldier from the 78th Infantry (Warrior) Battalion was conferred with the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) on Sunday, January 7. A SOLDIER from the 78th Infantry Battalion was awarded for gallantry in action in an encounter in Borongan City, Eastern Samar. He was wounded-in-action...
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...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies to fast track the relief operations in Northern and Eastern Samar amid the massive flooding in the region. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds a situation briefing in General Santos City on Nov. 23, 2023 following the string earthquake...
The provincial government of Eastern Samar said it can finally monitor mining operations to ensure responsible mining and environmental protection in the province. In a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 22, Eden Ivy Balagasay, Eastern Samar provincial legal officer said this was the first vital...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan is optimistic over the prospects of the proposed new Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) campus in Balangiga town. “We have very high hopes that...
The government of Eastern Samar said that it looks forward to more than P100 million in excise tax collections from mining companies. Eden Ivy Rose Balagasay, the province’s legal officer, said that the province has been coordinating with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to determine exactly...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez trumpeted on Thursday, Nov. 9, the benefits of two measures in the House of Representatives that aim to ensure quality and accessible education for his fellow...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Eastern Samar on Thursday, Nov. 2. (Phivolcs / Manila Bulletin) Phivolcs said the quake's epicenter was located 76 kilometers northeast of Hernani town. It was recorded at 2:50 p.m. with a...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Eastern Samar Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) recently launched the Friends Rescued Engagement through their Families (FReE Families) project to gather the support and commitment of relatives of New People's Army rebels in their...
TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – Red tide phenomenon has recurred in three bays in Samar and Eastern Samar provinces, raising warning not to consume shellfish products in these areas, the Bureau of Fisheries Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Friday, October 6. These bays are Irong-Irong Bay in Catbalogan...
