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Fake Doctor Arrested in Guiuan, Eastern Samar

By • Sep 12th, 2008 • Category: News

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Eastern visayas caught a man posing himself as a doctor Wednesday. The suspect was identified as 35-year-old Randy Gebana, a native of Oriental Mindoro. Operatives of the NBI learned that he had been illegally operating a medical clinic at the village of Lugay in Guiuan, Eastern Samar since [...]



Sulat, Eastern Samar Fiesta 2008

By • Aug 21st, 2008 • Category: Events, Features, Videos

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 and seminarians from the Nativity of Our Lady College Seminary composed the choir. If you have video clips or pictures [...]



Dennis Cabacaba

By • May 14th, 2008 • Category: News

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



15th Iligan National Writers Workshop Calls for Submission

By • Mar 19th, 2008 • Category: Announcements, News

The Iligan National Writers Workshop (INWW) is now calling for submission on its 15th year.



Llorente, Eastern Samar has No Municipal Doctors

By • Jan 21st, 2008 • Category: News

It would be a bad idea to get sick in Llorente, Eastern Samar nowadays. It is because The Philippine Daily Inquirer reports it as one of the municipalities in Eastern Visayas that is without a doctor.



Samar Judge Killed in Calbayog

By • Jan 15th, 2008 • Category: News

Updated: January 15, 2008, 11:53pm A judge was killed last night by an unidentified gunman in Calbayog City, according to reports.



Two Mining Companies to Conduct Operations in Eastern Samar

By • Jan 15th, 2008 • Category: News

Updated: January 15, 2008, 11:56pm The website TradingMarkets.com has recently reported on the signing of a joint venture between Znext Mining Corporation and Crisanta Mining Corporation. The venture which will be called Eastern Samar Mining Project, was formed, “for the purpose of immediately developing the areas with the best prospect of primarily copper and zinc [...]



Eastern Visayas DepEd Denies Cheating in National Aptitude Tests

By • Jan 7th, 2008 • Category: News

The Department of Education’s Eastern Visayas office is out to set the record straight on allegations that the region’s public schools top national aptitude tests because of cheating. This is according to Joey A. Gabieta’s article on the Inquirer website.



Evardone Under Fire in PCIJ Report

By • Nov 18th, 2007 • Category: News

Eastern Samar governor Ben Evardone has recently been under fire in a report from the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) published at the GMA News website earlier this week. Written by PCIJ’s Jaileen F. Jimeno, the report talks about Evardone’s life as a student, a journalist and currently, as the governor of Eastern Samar. [...]



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By • Nov 12th, 2007 • Category: Announcements, News

I’ve added a nifty new feature on this blog for our readers who don’t have the time to visit the site often yet want to be always updated on new posts and comments. It’s actually built-in to the blog already but it’s only now that I’ve let the public know about it. What is RSS? [...]