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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Five Visayan lawmakers joined an initiative of House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan for the creation of a new Samar Island Region – seen as key to unlocking the island’s ...

MANILA, May 4 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Samar island in the central Philippines on Monday, and authorities warned of aftershocks but said there were no immediate reports of damage or ...

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 ...

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 – Inspired by the approval of the Negros Island Region (NIR), a party-list representative from Eastern Samar has decided to refile a bill creating the Samar Island Region (SIR). Rep.

REPOWER Energy Development Corp. on Monday said it had signed a deal to acquire a 16-megawatt (MW) hydropower plant on Samar Island in the Visayas for nearly P4.0 billion. In a disclosure, Repower ...

Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong) has intensified while four areas have been placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 on Saturday morning. As of 4 a.m., Uwan was located 985 km east ...