Bodies of water encompassing Daram Island in Samar have tested negative for a toxic microorganism that causes red tide. In a ...

A shellfish ban has been issued in four areas in the country after their bodies of water were found to contain algae that ...

Shellfish in at least four provinces are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison or toxic red tide that is beyond the regulatory limit, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said ...

The coastal waters of Daram Island in Samar have been cleared from toxic red tide but the condition persists in three other ...

THE Philippine Army vowed to step up its campaign against New People’s Army (NPA) holdouts in light of the death of one of ...

Three months to the scheduled national and local elections in May 2025, mock elections were undertaken in select places in the country, such as in the Province of Eastern Samar. The mock elections in ...

Irong-Irong Bay in Catbalogan City in Samar province; Matarinao Bay in General MacArthur, Quinapondan, Hernani and Salcedo in Eastern Samar; and Biliran Island in Biliran province. Seawater from the ...

Joint checkpoints have been established in key locations: 17 in Northern Samar, 20 in Eastern Samar, 23 in Samar, 12 in Leyte, six in Southern Leyte, and one in Biliran province. The Joint Task Force ...

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — The local government of Jipapad in Eastern Samar is appealing for food aid and livelihood assistance for residents and farmers who were severely affected by ...

TACLOBAN CITY — The Diocese of Borongan in Eastern Samar is mourning the passing of one of its priests who died in a vehicular accident at the national road of Barangay Naubay, Llorente, Eastern Samar ...

VIENNA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Eastern European nations confronting a plethora of economic threats fuelled by war on their doorstep may face fresh pressure if peace is reached in Ukraine - from tight ...

A Catholic priest known for his fight against mining operations in Eastern Samar province died in a vehicular accident on Wednesday. According to initial police reports, Fr. Alejandro “Alex” Galo Jr., ...