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Sulat, Eastern Samar Fiesta 2008

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

[caption id="attachment_301" align="alignnone" width="425" caption="Image of the St. Ignatius of Loyola Church in Sulat, Eastern Samar"][/caption] Here are some pictures and a video that I have taken during the fiesta in Sulat last July 31. Some of them were taken during the mass wherein Bishop Crispin Varquez was the main celebrant ...

Inabrehan na an Gawad Komisyon 2008

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Nakarawat na hin entri an Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino o KWF ngan an mga Panrehiyong Sentro ng Wikang Filipino para ha Gawad Komisyon 2008.

TTMIST offers fellowship

Monday, August 18th, 2008

The Tiburcio Tancinco Memorial Institute of Science and Technology (TTMIST), Calbayog City, is now accepting applications for the 5th Lamiraw Creative Writing Workshop to be held on November 5-7, 2008. The theme for this year’s Workshop is "An pagsurat [sin] siday pagparig-on san aton pinulungan" (Free translation: To write poetry ...

Eastern Samar Has Two New Priests

Monday, August 11th, 2008

The Diocese of Borongan has two new priests: Fr. Rolly Tabo of Lalawigan, Borongan and Fr. Ruben Baquilod of Maydolong. I was able to attend Fr. Tabo's ordination in Lalawigan on July 29, which was officiated by His Excellency Bishop Crispin Varquez. Varquez called Tabo his firstborn since he is the ...

The Forum: Do You Think Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan Is Involved In Illegal Activities At The Bureau Of Immigration?

Monday, June 9th, 2008

The Forum is an avenue to know week-by-week which are the most important issues in Eastern Samar right now as well as other lighter topics for discussion. Aside from that, it gives the visitors the chance to discuss it on this blog. Also, the readers have the power to decide ...

Dennis Cabacaba

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

A friend of mine, Dennis Cabacaba, passed away last night due to a motorcycle accident in Surok in Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

Eastern Samar Cop Shoots Boss

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

A police officer shot a town police chief in Eastern Samar last Thursday night. This came from a report by Joey A. Gabieta at The Philippine Daily Inquirer's website. Police Officer 1 Wintrop Caspe shot Inspector Edwin Barbosa after Barbosa reprimanded the inebriated Caspe for not reporting for duty and ordered ...

No Mining Operations in Manicani - MGB Official

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

An official of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has yesterday denied the existence of any mining operation in the island of Manicani, Guiuan, Eastern Samar. The comment came after a senator said of a continued mining operation in the area. This is according to the report by Ranulfo Docdocan ...

Eastern Samar Kid Wins Palaro Gold

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Anjanette Cebrero of Eastern Samar has won a gold medal in taekwondo at the elementary level in this year's Palarong Pambansa. She is one of the three athletes from Eastern Visayas who won gold medals at the annual athletic competition held this year in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. You can check the ...

Eastern Samar Roads Continue to be a Problem

Monday, April 28th, 2008

More than a year after he has written the Thousand Lakes article, Cyrain Cabuenas of Inquirer Visayas has seen no change in the condition of the roads in Eastern Samar.