3 cops slain in clash with Samar gang members
Three policemen were killed and four others were wounded in a shootout with members of a criminal gang in Sta. Margarita, Samar yesterday......»»
Military transport home the remains of slain NPA leader
Military transport home the remains of slain NPA leader.....»»
Still No Justice for Slain Lebanese Researcher s Family
Still No Justice for Slain Lebanese Researcher s Family.....»»
Korean firms to help curb Northern Samar floods
Korean firms to help curb Northern Samar floods.....»»
No leads yet on cocaine bricks found in Eastern Samar
Police have yet to gather leads on the possible sources of cocaine bricks that were found floating in the waters off Arteche, Eastern Samar last week......»»
‘Habal-habal’ driver shot dead in Samar
‘Habal-habal’ driver shot dead in Samar.....»»
Slope protection built in Brgy. Marcatubig
Samar First District Engineering Office has completed the construction of the slope protection in Brgy. Marcatubig, Calbayog City, Samar......»»
Southeast Asia’s first ocean tidal energy project to rise in Northern Samar town
Southeast Asia’s first ocean tidal energy project to rise in Northern Samar town.....»»
Samar to host SE Asia’s first tidal power plant
The first tidal power generation plant in Southeast Asia will be built in the remote island of Capul in Northern Samar, along the San Bernardino Strait, an area well-known for its strong marine currents......»»
Vessel runs aground off Northern Samar; 71 rescued
Seventy-one people were rescued from a roll-on roll-off vessel that ran aground in the waters off Northern Samar on Sunday night......»»
DAR turns Samar rice farmers’ dream into reality
Barobaybay Farmers Association (BFA) is an organization of 62 rice farmers, 55 of them are agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), in remote Barangay Barobaybay of Calbiga, Samar who had long been wanting to own farm machineries to make farming easy for them......»»
Farmer group in remote Samar town gets nearly half a million assistance from DAR
Some P465 thousand worth of assistance were formally turned over on August 7 this year by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Samar Provincial Office to the Calanyugan Farmers Association (CFA)......»»
The Green Report: The stories of Northern Samar fishers
In this episode, Rappler multimedia reporters Iya Gozum and Michelle Abad talk about the woes and needs of sardine fishers in Northern Samar.....»»
Catholic church, communities launch anti-mining prayer assembly in Samar Island
Catholic church, communities launch anti-mining prayer assembly in Samar Island.....»»
Magnitude 4.3 quake hits Eastern Samar
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook Eastern Samar early Saturday morning, the state seismology bureau said. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the epicenter of the earthquake was located east of Hernani. It was tectonic in origin and had a depth of focus of seven kilometers, the Phivolcs said......»»
Cebu Daily Newscast: Who was Hannah Jay Cesista, the Bar Passer killed in Bohol clash?
Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, February 26, 2024. Who was Hannah Jay Cesista, the Bar Passer killed in Bohol clash? A Bar Passer was among those killed in the recent clash between state troops and suspected communist-rebel groups.....»»
MCWD eyes additional Board members from other LGUs
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The MCWD might include more members on its Board of Directors coming from other LGUs being served by the agency. The new members would represent the other highly-urbanized cities, including five municipalities under Cebu Province. In a press statement on Jan. 24, the MCWD board members said that they are ‘considering.....»»
Alleged female NPA leader in Western Mindanao killed in Zamboanga Sur
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 28 February) – An alleged senior leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Western Mindanao was killed during a clash with soldiers in Dumingang, Zamboanga del Sur Tuesday morning, February 27. Maj. Gen. Gabriel C. Viray III, Philippine Army’s 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division commander, identified the slain NPA official as […].....»»
3 NPA rebels slain in Iloilo clash
Three New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with government troopers in San Joaquin, Iloilo yesterday morning......»»
3 suspected militants killed in southern Philippine clash
MANILA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Philippine troops have killed three alleged members of Dawlah Islamiya (DI), an Islamic militant group, during a clash in the southern Philippines, the military said Monday. The military said a soldier was wounded in the 20-minute fighting that broke out on Saturday in a town in Lanao del Norte province. "The enemies were forced to withdraw and escape amid the exchange of gunf.....»»
Philippine clash kills 9 suspected militants
MANILA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Philippine troops killed nine suspected militants in a clash in Lanao del Sur province in the southern Philippines, a military spokesperson said Saturday. Colonel Louie Dema-ala of the Philippine Army said government forces killed the alleged members of Dawlah Islamiyah, an Islamic armed group, in fighting in a town in the province located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim.....»»