Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Director Angelito Twano recently stated that all potholes in national highways will be eliminated during the dry season.
The Department of Tourism is currently assisting the Eastern Visayas region to become the next major tourism destination in the Philippines. This is according to an interview by Joey Gabieta of The Philippine Daily Inquirer with Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano. One of the major attractions would be Calicoan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, said [...]
Cocaine bricks were reportedly seized off the coast of Mina-anod in Llorente, Eastern Samar yesterday. According to authorities from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, the bricks could be a part of the 1 ton cocaine shipment from South America to Hong Kong.
Parts of Samar facing the Pacific Ocean and the region’s higher interior terrain have the potential of providing the country with wind power, according to a publication by the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFDRI). The NFDRI’s “Wind Energy Resources Atlas of the Philippines”, lists the Samar region as one of the six major [...]
A boy was killed, several fishermen went missing, the power went out and properties were damaged as tropical storm Feria hit Eastern Samar last Tuesday. 1 dead, several missing A 7-year-old boy was reportedly killed Tuesday afternoon in Dolores, Eastern Samar after falling to the river due to the strong winds. Two fishermen from Hernani, [...]
Here a few flash news from the province: 1. Eastern Samar Road Watch Roads are still generally terrible from Gen. MacArthur to Llorente. The same thing goes with the Maydolong area although some road works are already being done there. If you are traveling along those areas, expect to see mounds of limestone by the [...]
Manila Bulletin’s Myrna M. Velasco reports that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), “has approved the P449.941 million Sta. Rita-Quinapundan 69 kilovolt (kV) transmission project.” But does it mean the end of scheduled power outages in Eastern Samar? Probably. The project aims to improves the reliability of the power supply in the province, according to the [...]
The Philippine Information Agency’s Sammy Candido reports that there are several job openings at the Department of Public Works and Highways – Eastern Samar. The following job openings are available to qualified skilled workers: project engineers, material engineers, construction foremen, heavy and light equipment operators, steelmen, carpenters and painters.
The first-ever meeting of Borongan Bishop Crispin Varquez with Eastern Samarenos based in Metro Manila was held yesterday afternoon at the CBCP‘s Media Center. The meeting’s purpose was to introduce the bishop to Eastern Samarenos, according to Msgr. Pepe Quitorio, who served as the meeting’s emcee. There was only a week’s notice before the meeting [...]
Ten fishermen from Suluan Island in Guiuan were rescued Sunday morning by fellow fishermen in Tandag, Surigao del Sur. The fishermen were identified as Reynaldo Ramos, Nesty Bencion, Julito Cuyos, Anacleto Estanio, Marcelo Loyola, Boy Latina, Philip Latina, Jovi Macawile, Jessie Macawile and Gerard Marquito.