TACLOBAN CITY – A 17-year-old member of the New People's Army surrendered recently to the military in Eastern Samar. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the 802nd Infantry Brigade, lauded the move of the young communist combatant. Vestuir identified the surrenderer as Marlon Sablawon...
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 Police Regional Office-8 (Eastern Visayas) condemned the recent killing of the chairman of Barangay Anagasi, Paranas, Samar by suspected members of the New People's Army. The victim, Tito Llamado, 59, was a reelectionist in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections next...
TACLOBAN CITY – A suspected drug pusher was killed in a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Juan, Sulat, Eastern Samar on Tuesday, September 19. Police identified the suspect as Carlo Aclado, a resident of Barangay San Juan, and a high-value target in Eastern Samar. A poseur-buyer purchased a...
GUIUAN, Eastern Samar – One-hundred sixty-five surfers from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are competing in the second leg of the 2023 NextGen Pilipinas Surfing National Tour in Calicoan Island here from September 15 to 21. The competition sanctioned by the United Philippine Surfing...
GUIUAN, Eastern Samar – Ten years after typhoon “Yolanda” or “Haiyan” barreled through Eastern Visayas and made its first landfall here, Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan is relaunching the town as one of the region’s top tourism destinations especially in historical and surfing...
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 – Two New People's Army rebels and 12 Yunit Militia members and supporters have surrendered in Eastern Samar. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, 802nd Infantry Brigade commander, expressed optimism that it will result in more surrenderers from the armed terrorist group. They yielded two M-16...
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Vilma Germino of Can-avid, Eastern Samar lost P2 million worth of property in a fire that engulfed her house on Monday, July 17, in Barangay 7, Poblacion, Can-avid. Initial investigation revealed that the fire allegedly started from an electrical switch. When Germino...
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...
MATUGUINAO, Samar – After decades of being plagued by insurgency, the farthest municipality in the first district of Samar has celebrated a grand festival, featuring the town's products, tourist sites, culture, and talents. For over two weeks, the local government, in partnership with...
TACLOBAN CITY – An 18-year-old student died while 11 other students who were all females were hurt when a pickup truck rammed into them while they were waiting for a ride home along the national road in Barangay Naparaan, Salcedo, Eastern Samar on Wednesday, May 10. AN 18-year-old student...
