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 — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Municipality of Jipapad in the Province of Eastern Samar has declared a state of calamity. In two provinces of Samar Island, 15 towns were reported flooded because of the heavy rainfall that ...

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 ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid ...

CATBALOGAN, Samar — Kathreen Kaye Dacanay of Borongan was crowned ... Dacanay will be joining MUPH-Tacloban Angela Cabel and MUPH-Basey Yoshabel Lebico in representing Eastern Visayas for the national ...