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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed the upgrading of a bridge in Barangay Cabatuan, Oquendo District, Calbayog City, Samar. According to a report submitted by DPWH Region 8 Director Edgar Tabacon to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, the ₱13.8-million Barral II Bridge project involves the construction of a 22.8-meter long, double-lane structure. “The ₱13.8-million […]
Some 13 members of the Communist Terrorist Group or NPA surrendered to the Samar Provincial Task Force ELCAC, and presented themselves to authorities at the Abanador Hall, 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army in Catbalogan City. Sometime in December of 2022, they decided to abandon the Bugsok Platoon of SRC Sesame of the Eastern Visayas Regional […]
Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan pledged her commitment to ensure lasting peace in the province as she visited the Samar Police Provincial Office (SPPO). “Rest assured that the provincial government, together with the two legislative districts under the leadership Congressman Jimboy Tan, and Congressman Reynolds Michael Tan, will always support your endeavors,” Tan said in her […]
The Provincial Government of Samar through Governor Sharee Ann Tan, and the Philippine Business for Education, represented by Florence Ann de Castro, recently sealed its partnership for Samar’s JobsNext Program. With the Industry 4.0 or the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digitalization and the advancements of technology fundamentally changed the industry and how it operates. While Industry 4.0 translates to […]
The Provincial Government of Samar conducted a Consultation Meeting with the Peace Builders of Samar recently at the Abanador Hall, Camp Lukban, Catbalogan City. The consultation meeting was called forth as an affirmation to the commitment of the province in ending insurgency and providing a better future to those who have left the Communist Terrorist […]
The local government of Balangiga, Eastern Samar is pushing for more effective promotion of the Balangiga Bells, which were returned to the town in 2018 after it was taken as war booty more than a century ago. Mayor Dana Flynch De Lira is hopeful that since travel restriction has been eased, tourist arrival will increase […]
The proposed P1.2 billion Spark Samar Sports City in Catbalogan City is expected to attract major investments and big events in Samar province. Governor Sharee Ann Tan said during the groundbreaking that after more than three years of planning, the first phase of the project will push through with initial funding from the provincial government […]
Senior citizens in Catbalogan City, Samar will receive cash incentives from the local government for voluntarily submitting themselves to COVID-19 vaccination. Catbalogan City Mayor Dexter Uy has issued a memorandum informing all village officials on the implementation of “Ayuda para sa Bakuna” vaccination drive for the first 500 elderlies who will get COVID-19 vaccines. “Our […]
The congressional representative of Samar province welcomed the resumption of the Cebu-Calbayog flights of Cebu Pacific airlines after two years of pandemic hiatus. Samar First District Representative Edgar Mary Sarmiento said the return of flights to Calbayog City will boost their local tourism industry. “I am very grateful that they have heard and accepted my […]
The town of Matuguinao in Samar, once infested by communist rebels, now holds the honor of being the first municipality in the province to attain 70 percent coverage in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination, the regional health office said. As of November 30, the town’s health workers managed to administer COVID-19 vaccines to 3,816 […]