Northeast monsoon, shear line and easterlies will bring rain and cloudy skies across the country on Friday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services ...

The coastal waters of Daram Island in Samar have been cleared from toxic red tide but the condition persists in three other ...

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake (earlier report was magnitude 5.9) shook the province of Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, the ...

(2nd UPDATE) Phivolcs says damage and aftershocks are expected following the tremor. The agency also reports an earthquake in Zamboanga del Norte. MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 5.8 ...

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Concerned by ongoing mining activities in Eastern Samar, Bishop Crispin Varquez of the Diocese of Borongan urged the faithful to vote for candidates who ...

Joint checkpoints have been established in key locations: 17 in Northern Samar, 20 in Eastern Samar, 23 in Samar, 12 in Leyte, six in Southern Leyte, and one in Biliran province. The Joint Task Force ...

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — The local government of Jipapad in Eastern Samar is appealing for food aid and livelihood assistance for residents and farmers who were severely affected by ...

TACLOBAN CITY — The Diocese of Borongan in Eastern Samar is mourning the passing of one of its priests who died in a vehicular accident at the national road of Barangay Naubay, Llorente, Eastern Samar ...

A Catholic priest known for his fight against mining operations in Eastern Samar province died in a vehicular accident on Wednesday. According to initial police reports, Fr. Alejandro “Alex” Galo Jr., ...

The river ambulance is being turned over by the Department of Health Eastern Visayas to Maslog, a remote town in Eastern Samar. (Photo courtesy of DOH Eastern Visayas) BORONGAN CITY (PIA) — The ...

The Municipality of Jipapad in the Province of Eastern Samar has declared a state of calamity. In two provinces of Samar Island, 15 towns were reported flooded because of the heavy rainfall that ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook Davao Oriental while two moderate quakes, measured at magnitude 4.2 and 4.0, jolted Eastern Samar yesterday morning, the Philippine ...