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Catbalogan City, Samar — A significant development in the tourism sector of Samar is underway with the formal announcement of Barruz Sulpan - Maleho Cave and Cold Spring as a new must-visit destinations in the municipality of Matuguinao. 

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The San Juanico Bridge fiasco resulted in strong demand for air travel, and exorbitant airfare prices are soaring.

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The vibrant streets of Samar come alive with flavors at the Eastern Visayas Street Food Festival held at Payapay Seafood Park, Tacloban City. 

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In a concerning turn of event, a male inmate escaped from the sub-provincial jail in Barangay San Roque, Oras, Eastern Samar, on May 23, 2025. 

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As part of honoring the contributions of the Filipino worker last Labor Day, May 1, the Social Security System (SSS) said it has rolled out enhanced and expanded programs for its members.

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After weeks of gallivanting abroad or vacationing in Boracay, the senators are back in the Senate to face a full schedule of legislative and other activities.

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Since 2001 when the EPIRA (Electric Power Industry Reform Act) Law was passed, it has metamorphosed into a law which cannot be depended upon to protect the interests of consumers. From a law that promised to solve the severe shortages of electric power in the early 2000s, it has been the subject of intense criticism particularly from the unions manning the cooperatives and the electric power consumers who complain of the high cost of electricity. . 

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When I hear a Freddie Aguilar song, I am instantly transported back to my childhood in Palilan, Jimenez, Misamis Occidental. His music isn’t just a melody or a rhythm—it’s a memory. A piece of the past so vivid that I can still see the narrow barangay roads once lined with coconut trees now semi-concrete houses, hear the laughter of my siblings playing in the yard, and smell the ricefield with simple home-cooked meals that brought us together as a family. Those were the days when we were complete. When love and warmth filled the walls of our humble home. The once green house in front of Palilan Elementary School where my mother had been a school principal for 9 years nd my father was three-term barangay kagawad.

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