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SAMAR REBEL RETURNEES GET AID, LIVELIHOOD

Some 41 former rebels turned peace builders received their financial package from the Local Social Integration Program (LSIP) of the Province of Samar at the Abanador Hall, 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, Catbalogan City.  Through the LSIP, the provincial government allotted funds for the cash assistance and provided other services to former communist terrorist group […]

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MORE THAN 100K VACANCIES IN SAMAR ONLINE JOB FAIR

The Provincial Government of Samar, through the Provincial Public Employment Service Office, and the Department of Labor and Employment, sponsored a three-day online job fair from May 29 to 31, 2023. The JobsNext Online Job Fair which is also in partnership with the Philippine Business for Education, Citi Foundation, Xcruit, and YGoal has over 100,000 […]

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PSA CIVIL REGISTRY SYSTEM OUTLET OPENS IN SAMAR

Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan joined the Philippine Statistics Authority in the launching of the Catbalogan CRS Outlet at PSA Samar, Brgy. Mercedes, Catbalogan City recently. The enhanced Catbalogan CRS Outlet is under the Civil Registry System-Information Technology Project Phase 2 (CRS-ITP2), a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project of the Philippine Statistics Authority and the Unisys […]

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DPWH FINISHES CALBAYOG CITY BRIDGE PROJECT

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 […]

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MORE NPA MEMBERS SURRENDER IN SAMAR

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 […]

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SAMAR GOVERNOR TAN REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PEACE

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 […]

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SAMAR PROVINCIAL GOV’T TO LAUNCH JOBSNEXT PROGRAM

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 […]

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SAMAR GOV’T TALKS PEACE WITH EX-COMMUNIST REBELS

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 […]

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BALANGIGA BELLS TO BOOST TOURISM IN EASTERN SAMAR

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 […]

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SPARK SAMAR SPORTS CITY PROJECT BEGINS – TAN

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 […]