(Eagle News) – Posibleng sa katapusan ng buwan o sa Agosto maibabalik ang supply ng kuryente sa Leyte, Samar at Bohol. Ayon sa Department of Energy (DOE), maraming nasirang transformers bunsod ng malakas na lindol na naganap sa Visayas noong nakaraang linggo. Una nang tinarget na maibalik ang power supply sa mga nasabing lalawigan noong Miyerkules, July 13. Pero nasa 160 megawatts lamang ang maibabalik na enerhiya, na 55% lang ng total demand para sa tatlong […]
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Island-wide blackout experienced in Samar, Bohol and Leyte due to quake
(Eagle News) — The islands of Samar and Bohol as well as the southern part and some areas in the northern part of Leyte are suffering from island-wide power outage in the aftermath of the magnitude-6.5 earthquake. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has not given an estimated time of restoration as it has yet to finish inspecting hundreds of kilometers of power lines in the affected areas. According to NGCP, they are […]
Libreng bigas ipinamahagi ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Western Samar
PAGSANGHAN, Western Samar (Eagle News) – Nasa mahigit na 800 pamilya ang nakinabang sa libreng bigas na ipinamahagi ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Western Samar sa Bayan ng Pagsanghan. Mula sa apat na barangay ay tinipon ang mga tao sa compound ng Municipal Hall upang maayos na maipamahagi ang nasabing bigas. Ayon kay Liezl Manlolo, in-charge sa pagsasaayos ng nasabing aktibidad, layunin na maipadama sa mga mamamayan ng Samar na sinisikap ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan na matulungan ang bawat […]
4.3 magnitude na lindol naranasan sa Western Samar
CATBALOGAN, Samar — Nakaranas ng 4.3 magnitude na lindol ang lalawigan ng Western Samar kaninang 8:00 ng umaga, Mayo 13. Naramdaman naman ang intensity 2 sa Tacloban City, Palo, Dulag Leyte Palanas at Masbate habang intensity 1 naman sa Naval, Biliran. Nakaramdam ng pagkatakot ang mga residente na nasa mga kabahayan lalo na ang mga nasa matataas na gusali dahil sa nanyaring pagyanig. Paalala naman ng mga awtoridad na huwag magpanic sakaling magkaroon ng after […]
Japan Provides Funding for the Construction of Regional Coconut Coir Technology and Productivity Center and Procurement of Equipment for the Coconut Farmers of Northern Samar
SAMAR – First Secretary and Agricultural Attaché Kenji Terada attended the turnover ceremony last June 4, 2015 for the “The Project for the Construction of Regional Coconut Coir Technology and Productivity Center” and “The Project for Procurement of Equipment for Coco Coir Production and Processing” in Municipality of Catarman and San Jose Northern Samar, respectively. This is part of the Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). […]
Turnover of Japan-Funded Farm inputs to farmers and fishers for Typhoon Yolanda Affected Areas
SAMAR – To show their commitment to the Philippines, the Embassy of Japan’s First Secretary Kenji Terada, JICA’s Chief Representative Noriaki Niwa together with Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries Executive Director Ariel T. Cayanan led the turnover ceremony for the “AKBay – Agrikultura: Kaagapay ng Bayang Pinoy (Agriculture: A Partner in Philippine Progress) Program Phase II” for Typhoon Yolanda-Affected Areas under the Japan Food Security Project for Underprivileged Farmers, (formerly known as the KR2 Program). Under […]
EU supports climate change adaptation in disaster-stricken Samar
SAMAR – As part of their continued commitment, the European Union and the Philippines Red Cross will officially hand over 2,000 temporary core shelters to families affected by Typhoon Yolanda in Samar today, 22 April. Another 1,000 families were given shelter repair assistance. In 2013, 22 million people worldwide were displaced by natural disasters – three times as many as war refugees. 4.1 million of them were Filipinos affected by typhoon Yolanda. The number of […]
Guian residents hope Hollande’s visit will highlight impact of extreme weather events
(Reuters) — As residents in the Philippine town of Guiuan, which faces the Pacific Ocean in the Eastern Samar Province, prepare for the French President’s visit, they are hopeful it will highlight the impact of extreme weather upon local communities. Francois Hollande, who is in the Philippines for a two-day state visit, will be heading to the coastal community in Guiuan to meet villagers and renew his call to action on climate change. The massive Typhoon […]
French President visits Samar
French President Francois Hollande visits one of the areas in Samar that was damaged by supertyphoon “Yolanda” Hollande further offered a 50 million euro loan to help those who were affected by the supertyphoon.
Bagong kindergarten at elementary school, binuksan sa Samar
Isang bagong kindergarten at elementary school ang binuksan sa Samar para lalong ganahan ang mga kabataan doon na mag-aral.
Municipality in Samar asks for agricultural aid
The municipality of Dolores in eastern Samar is asking for agricultural aid after being hard-hit by typhoon “Ruby” Since Dolores faces the Pacific Ocean, it was one of the first to suffer the onslaught of the typhoon.
Typhoon Ruby to make landfall Saturday evening over Samar
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — Typhoon Ruby is expected to make landfall on Saturday evening or Sunday morning over the Eastern Samar-Northern Samar area according to the country’s weather bureau which warned of strong winds and storm surges of up to four meters with heavy to intense rainfall that the typhoon would cause. Based on PAGASA’s 11 p.m. severe weather bulletin, it said Typhoon Ruby is expected to bring in an estimated rainfall amount […]





