A super typhoon ripped through Philippines’ largest island on Sunday, knocking down houses and sending more than half a ...

Singaporean firm Vena Energy is investing at least PHP19 billion for the expansion of a 304-megawatt (MW) wind farm in the ...

Soldiers recovered more firearms after a series of clashes with rebels in Catubig, Northern Samar, the Philippine Army reported on Thursday. Seized on Nov. 6 were one Blackwater M16 rifle, one Glock ...

A shellfish ban is up in 11 areas in Eastern Visayas this week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on ...

Eastern Samar is a rough hilly province, which occupies the eastern portion of Samar Island. On its north is Northern Samar; on the east, the Philippine Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean; on ...

MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen Chinese nationals allegedly involved in illegal mining activities in Guiuan, Eastern Samar were arrested ... mining sites on Homonhon Island.

Homonhon, an island in the province of Eastern Samar, is believed to be inhabited by environmental spirits (engkantos) and deities because it served as a pilgrimage site to pray to these beings.

Mainly affected are travels going to island communities in the northeastern portion of two Samar provinces. “All vessels are reminded to take precautionary measures and be extra vigilant in ...

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities arrested 13 Chinese nationals on Wednesday for illegal mining on Homonhon Island in Eastern Samar. Based on an initial report from the Presidential Anti ...