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MARKET VENDOR NOW MAYOR OF DOLORES, EASTERN SAMAR

For a market vendor to win against a physician in the mayoralty race in Dolores, Eastern Samar is like the biblical account of David and Goliath. For Rodrigo Rivera, 62, his chances of winning the election were very slim without machinery, budget, and support from current village officials. “I asked for help and thanked God. […]

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CAN-AVID NOW HAS DOH ‘BOTIKA NG BAYAN’ – GERMINO

The local government unit of Can-avid, Eastern Samar thanked the Department of Health in Eastern Visayas for approving its request for the establishment of a FOURmula One Plus Botika ng Bayan (F1+BNB). Mayor Gil Norman Germino thanked Department of Health regional director Exuperia Sabalberino for approving their request that will benefit 20 villages and its […]

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949 E. SAMAR FAMILIES GET FREE HOUSES – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with National Housing Authority (NHA) and LGU officials, led the turnover of Yolanda housing units in Eastern Samar last April 28, 2021 as part of the Duterte administration’s commitment to complete and distribute all promised housing units to beneficiaries in affected areas. The virtual turnover of 949 houses was for […]

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NOGRALES GIVE E. SAMAR FAMILIES ‘YOLANDA’ HOUSES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, Task Force Yolanda chief, led the distribution of free housing units in coordination with the National Housing Authority (NHA) to 713 families in Hernani, Eastern Samar on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 as part of the Duterte administration’s continuing commitment to provide quality  public service to victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Since assuming […]

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DPWH ACTS ON ONLINE COMPLAINT IN E.SAMAR – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has addressed a complaint on dust pollution along a portion of Buenavista Salcedo Road in the town of Salcedo, Eastern Samar that was posted on Facebook. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, citing a report from District Engineer Ma. Margarita Junia of DPWH Eastern Samar District Engineering Office (ESDEO), […]

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623 E. SAMAR FAMILIES GET ‘YOLANDA’ HOUSES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles as Chairman of Task Force Yolanda, NHA, and LGU officials, distributed free housing units to beneficiaries in Eastern Samar on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, and made a firm commitment that the government will strive harder to provide better service to the people. Since assuming the chairmanship of the Inter-agency Task Force […]

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E. SAMAR COVID-19 PATIENTS GET CASH AID – EVARDONE

The Eastern Samar provincial government will provide financial assistance to confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the province. Governor Ben Evardone said those patients who recovered from the illness will each receive P5,000, while P10,000 will be given to the family of those who died. “The assistance is primarily aimed at providing socio-economic relief to […]

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TF YOLANDA, NHA TURN OVER FREE HOUSES IN EASTERN SAMAR – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led the turn over ceremony of completed housing units to beneficiaries in Mercedes, Eastern Samar last Wednesday, February 10, 2021 in coordination with Task Force Yolanda, the National Housing Authority and LGU officials. The distribution, the 21st virtual turnover of housing units, was made under the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project for […]

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BORONGAN BOOSTS CONTACT TRACING VIA QR CODE – AGDA

The city of Borongan in Eastern Samar is requiring all persons within its borders transacting at any public and private establishment to present a QR (quick response) code to boost contact tracing. After a series of technical reviews, name encoding, and data sorting, the city government officially implemented the QR code system on November 30 […]

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BORONGAN CITY UPGRADES ISOLATION FACILITY – AGDA

The city government of Borongan in Eastern Samar is planning to upgrade its modern isolation facility to a 50-bed hospital with the increasing need for better health care services amid the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda said the proposed city hospital will have pediatric, obstetrics, internal medicine, and surgical wards, and a five […]