Taclobanons rolled out a warm Waray welcome for multi-awarded actor and filmmaker Coco Martin, who headlined the Toyota Tamaraw Roadshow at Robinsons Marasbaras on October 26. 


Coco Martin draws massive crowd in Tacloban for Toyota Tamaraw roadshow

As patients exceed public facility's capacity

Samar Provincial Hospital sounds alarm

James Karl B. Calipes of the Provincial Statistics Committee (PSC) of Northern Samar emerged as Regional Champion in this year’s PSA Quiz Bee, a highlight activity of the 36th National Statistics Month celebration.

Calipes is regional champion in PSA Quiz Bee

The Samar Provincial Hospital (SPH) in Catbalogan City is grappling with severe overcrowding, with its patient load surging to nearly three times its intended capacity.

Patients surge in SPH

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled offshore waters near Eastern Samar last October 31, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), though no damage or casualties were reported.

Tremor off Eastern Samar shakes region

Amid the recent earthquakes that struck the Visayas and Mindanao regions, residents of the coastal city of Borongan, Eastern Samar are now better equipped against the threat of tsunamis.

Borongan City activates tsunami alert system

On the morning of October 27, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office 8 alongside its partners released some 3,000 hatchery-bred sea cucumber juveniles into the coastal waters of Liloan, Southern Leyte.

Young sea cucumbers released in Liloan

The recent overcrowding problem at the Northern Samar Provincial Hospital (NSPH) which had reached crisis proportions may have subsided, but make no mistake: the incident should serve as a loud warning rather than a reason to breathe easy.

Crisis averted at N. Samar Provincial Hospital

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has submitted a formal letter of intent to the Department of Energy (DOE), heralding the phased decommissioning of the 129-MW Upper Mahiao Geothermal Power Plant in Leyte.

Out with the old?

In a bold move to shore up its environmental defenses, the provincial board of Leyte has passed the “Leyte Endemic Tree Restoration Ordinance of 2025”, mandating the exclusive planting of endemic tree species in all reforestation and greening activities across the province.

Leyte pushes planting of endemic trees

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