Alice Nicart of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Eastern Samar, reports a possible link between the poor palay production of the province to the lack of irrigation of its lands. Nicart cites a report by Henry Afable, the Provincial Planning and Development Officer (PPDO), that Eastern Samar ranks only 6th in palay production in the [...]
Borongan City and 10 municipalities are at risk of landslides in Eastern Samar according to a report by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Estehanons wanting to acquire auto-mechanic skills can now have their chance at the Isuzu-Plan Automotive Training Center in Tacloban. The center which will be inaugurated in November aims to grant 80 scholarships for a two-year auto-mechanic course annually. Scholars will be chosen from the poorest and most marginalized communities in the country.
The 23 fellows for the 5th Lamiraw Creative Writing Workshop slated on November 5-7, 2008 at TTMIST, Calbayog City, Samar were named by Phil Harold Mercurio, the Lamiraw project coordinator.
The town of Balangiga, Eastern Samar has yet to retrieve their church bells taken by American soldiers during the Philippine-American war more than a century ago. To this day, they have yet to receive updates on the Philippine government’s effort to retrieve the bells, said Balangiga Mayor Viscuso S. de Lira in an interview with [...]
The three Catholic Bishops of Samar island got together for the Samar Island Partnership for Peace and Development (SIPPaD) forum in Catarman, Northern Samar last Sept. 19.
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 first priest he ordained [...]
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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 him to go home. [...]
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 at the ABS-CBN news website. [...]