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TACLOBAN CITY – At least seven suspected members of the New People’s Army were reportedly killed during a clash with the government forces in the hinterlands of Barangay Santander, Bobon, Northern Samar on Sunday, April 30.

Phivolcs canceled its Tsunami alert at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday and reported no significant sea level disturbances have been recorded since the earthquake.

RECIPIENTS. Some mayors in Eastern Visayas show the deed of donations after receiving equipment from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB). At least 29 towns in Eastern Visayas have received PHP29 million worth of equipment to enhance the operation of their materials recovery facilities.(Photo courtesy of DENR-EMB) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 29 towns in Eastern Visayas have received PHP29 million worth of equipment to enhance the operation o...

Noli de Castro Almost a year after super typhoon Odette ravaged Southern Leyte, the “KBYN” team travels to Brgy. Bobon and get to know the state of their livelihood. Because their fishing boats were destroyed during the typhoon, they still struggle to return to their normal way of living until no

RURAL ROAD. One of the farm-to-market roads in Rosario, Northern Samar has been improved through the World Bank-funded Philippine Rural Development Projects (PRDP) in this August 28, 2019 photo. PHP1 billion worth of PRDP projects have been completed in Eastern Visayas in the past six years, the regional agriculture office announced on Friday (July 15, 2022).(Photo courtesy of DA-8) TACLOBAN CITY - PHP1 billion worth of World Bank-funded Philippine Rural Development Projects (PRDP) have been com...

When people ask me what my province is or where the Dazas are from, I proudly reply that we are from Samar and that I consider myself “Waray.”

ROAD FOR PEACE. The ongoing construction of access road to the remote village of San Miguel in Las Navas, Northern Samar. This is one of the projects under the Barangay Development Program designed to end insurgency. (Photo courtesy of Northern Samar provincial engineering office) TACLOBAN CITY - The New People's Army (NPA) in Northern Samar has lost its source of food and funds with the initial implementation of Barangay Development Program (BDP) in six remote communities, a top official of...

ROAD FOR PEACE. The ongoing farm-to-market road project in Las Navas, Northern Samar in this May 26, 2022 photo. The province of Northern Samar has just spent PHP14.44 million of the PHP120 million budget intended for the implementation of Barangay Development Program (BDP) in six villages previously threatened by the New People's Army. (Photo courtesy of Northern Samar provincial engineering office) TACLOBAN CITY - The province of Northern Samar spent only PHP14.44 million of the PHP120 mil...

5.3-magnitude quake hits 77 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines: USGS-

DAMAGED. A roofless classroom in Southern Leyte damaged by Typhoon Odette last year. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is building more makeshift precincts in Eastern Visayas, allowing typhoon victims and those from the vulnerable sector to cast their votes.(Photo courtesy of Comelec Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has assured the completion of all 118 makeshift precincts in Eastern Visayas before election day, allowing typhoon victims and those from the &quot...