Calbayog stores reject mutilated banknotes

CALBAYOG CITY -– Private establishments in this city refused to accept the money with stickers and staple markings as payment to purchases of customers. Thousands [...]

San Jorge mayoralty candidate hurt in shooting incident

CALBAYOG CITY -- A mayoralty candidate and his companion in the town of San Jorge in Samar were shot by threemen early Monday morning. Councilor Lester [...]

AFP deploys troops to thwart NPA intimidation in Samar

MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines has deployed troops in two barangays in Samar following reports of two incidents of election-related intimidation [...]

Samelco 1 readies contingency plan to ensure brown-out free polls

CALBAYOG CITY -- Samar 1 Electric Cooperative (Samelco 1) laid up its contingency plan to ensure no power interruption before and during Monday’s elections [...]

Cops to disband more private armies in Samar

TACLOBAN CITY, April 13 (PNA) –- The Philippine National Police is stepping up their drive to disband 97 suspected members of private armed groups in [...]

Army commits anew to peaceful, orderly May 9 polls

CATBALOGAN CITY, April 13 (PNA) –- The Philippine Army in Samar province reiterated their stand to stay non-partisan this election season while ensuring [...]

Cops to disband more private armies in Samar

TACLOBAN CITY, April 13 (PNA) –- The Philippine National Police is stepping up their drive to disband 97 suspected members of private armed groups in [...]

Robinsons to begin Ormoc mall construction this year

ORMOC CITY, Leyte, April 14 (PNA) -- Propoerty developer Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) will proceed with the construction of a mall in this city within [...]

Gun ban yields 248 firearms in Eastern Visayas

TACLOBAN CITY, April 14 (PNA) -- The number of firearms seized by the police in Eastern Visayas has risen to 248 as they step up gun ban implementation [...]

Poe vows to rehabilitate Eastern Samar Hospital

MANILA -- Reiterating her commitment to health, Sen. Grace Poe on Thursday vowed to infuse resources into the Eastern Samar Provincial Hospital to [...]

Samar gov to cops: Act up, solve shooting incidents

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Calbayog LP bets kick off campaign

Photo grab from Miles Vasquez Santos Facebook Account CALBAYOG CITY -- Local Liberal Party (LP) candidates kicked off their campaign in this city [...]

Improvements on Sohoton Cave lined up

BASEY, Samar, -- More improvements are now on the pipeline for the Sohoton Cave and Natural Bridge National Park in this town in the bid to draw more [...]

44 Eastern Visayas town under election watchlist

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has tagged 44 towns in Eastern Visayas as election watchlist areas in relation to the May 9 elections. In [...]

Tacloban bizmen braces for full launch of San Juanico cruise

photo from wikepedia TACLOBAN CITY -- The business group behind conceptualizing the cruise from downtown to San Juanico Bridge, the country’s longest, [...]

Comelec notes drop in number of registered voters for 2016 polls in Samar

Voters Registration (File photo from www.catbalogan.gov.ph) CALBAYOG CITY -- A total of 490,420 names appeared on the final list of registered voters [...]

Firecracker injuries in E. Visayas climb to 79

THE Department of Health (DOH) reported 79 fireworks-related injuries during the New Year festivities in Eastern Visayas. This is slightly higher than [...]

Mayor supporter shot in Calbayog days after PNP chief talked to city police

DILG Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento and PNP chief Ricardo Marquez during thr consultative meeting in Ciraco Hotel in Calbayog last Dec. 28, 2015 (Photo [...]