Samar former rebels now have their own housing units
‘Saad na Balay’
SAN JOSE DE BUAN, Samar- Ten housing units under the ‘Saad nga Balay’ project were turned over on Friday (April 5) to beneficiaries who are former rebel residents of the town.
Honorio Dacles,...
LPA results in flooding, landslide in E. Visayas
A ‘Yolanda’ housing project hit by a landslide
TACLOBAN CITY- The low-pressure area (LPA)-induced rains have resulted in flooding and landslide incidents across the region Wednesday (Jan. 4).
In Salcedo town, Eastern Samar, a landslide that...
Wind energy farm to be built in Northern Samar
To be funded by a Denmark-based company
TACLOBAN CITY - Northern Samar province is positioning itself as the country’s wind energy hub with the implementation of a multi-billion wind energy project to be bankrolled by...
DOLE asks biz owners to comply with the P25 wage hike
Part of the two-tranche wage order
TACLOBAN CITY-The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here in the region reminded business owners that they have to implement the second tranche of the recently-issued wage order beginning...
Tarsier found in Eastern Samar town; DENR remind public not to keep wildlife...
TACLOBAN CITY – A Philippine tarsier locally known as “mago” was caught in Quinapondan town in Eastern Samar province by a farmer last Monday (Nov.13).
The tarsier was caught by Florencio Caandoy while he was...
Oceana alarm on increasing poverty, malnutrition problem in Samar coastal areas
TACLOBAN CITY-A marine conservation group, Oceana, has disclosed that poverty incidence in coastal areas in Samar and Northern Samar provinces remains alarmingly high.
Based on the study commissioned by Oceana conducted by the Food and...