TACLOBAN CITY – Governors in Samar Island met on Tuesday to push for funding of 11 key road projects meant to fast-track ...

A magnitude 4.3 quake jolted Guiuan town in the Province of Eastern Samar at 1:54 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. The quake was located 10.98°N, 125.61°E - 014 km S 65° W of Guiuan with a depth of ...

Flooding was reported in Matuguinao, Samar; Dolores and Jipapad in Eastern Samar; and Catubig and Las Navas in Northern Samar. The Office of Civil Defense in Eastern Visayas has urged residents in ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education has ordered the closure of Our Lady of Mercy College (OLMC) in Borongan City, Eastern Samar for violations of CHED policies, standards ...

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 ...

The river ambulance is being turned over by the Department of Health Eastern Visayas to Maslog, a remote town in Eastern Samar. (Photo courtesy of DOH Eastern Visayas) BORONGAN CITY (PIA) — The ...

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 ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook Davao Oriental while two moderate quakes, measured at magnitude 4.2 and 4.0, jolted Eastern Samar yesterday morning, the Philippine ...

Jipapad in Eastern Samar was placed under a state of calamity on Jan. 12 due to the widespread flooding that hit local communities. The declaration allowed the local government to access its ...

TACLOBAN CITY — A 66-year-old priest was killed in a vehicular accident in Llorente town, Eastern Samar at around 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Fr. Alejandro “Alex” Galo Jr. was driving ...

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., ...