MANILA, Philippines — Taking a cue from the creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR), a measure has been filed in the House of Representatives seeking to establish the Samar Island Region, to ...

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — Three Catholic bishops are calling for the creation of a Samar Island Region (SIR) in a bid to address widespread poverty and concerns about peace and order on the ...

Six lawmakers from the three provinces of Samar pushed for the creation of a new Samar Island Region (SIR)—a proposal they believe will finally unlock the island’s long-delayed development. The ...

LEYTE, Philippines – It is the turn of Leyte and Tacloban, Ground Zero of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), to help neighboring Samar island after it was hit by Typhoon Ruby on Saturday night, December ...

Administration standard-bearer Manuel 'Mar' Roxas II says creating the new region would held focus development efforts on one of the poorest islands in the country NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – If ...

A CONGRESSMAN last week filed a bill that seeks to combine the provinces of Samar Island in central Philippines into one region as part of efforts to improve National Government administration. House ...

TACLOBAN CITY — A lawmaker is calling for the creation of a Samar Island Region (SIR) to address widespread poverty and concerns of peace and order on the third largest island in the country. Rep.

CATARMAN, Northern Samar – A group led by the three Catholic bishops of Samar Island is leading a campaign to declare the island a separate region from Eastern Visayas. This group, backed bylocal ...

MANILA, Philippines — Earthquakes shook parts of Northern and Eastern Samar yesterday morning even as aftershocks continued to rattle Itbayat in Batanes, state seismologists said. The magnitudes-4.8 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The death toll from Typhoon Hagupit jumped significantly Monday after 21 people were reported dead on Samar Island in the Philippines. The Red Cross reported many of the dead had ...

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Located on the southernmost tip of Samar Island, the town of Guiuan in Eastern Samar province has moved to preserve, conserve, and protect its historical and cultural heritage assets through the ...