http://www.samarnews.com News and information source on Samar and Leyte with chat room, weather forecast and a photo gallery. en-us http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b801.htm Leyte IDOL Singing Search Season 7 named Chelka Mae Sebuguero as this year’s Grand Champion during the Grand Finals Night held at the Leyte National High School Gymnasium. Sat, 12 May 2012 15:31:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b800.htm ANAD Rep. Jun Alcover pointed to the strafing of the civilian houses in Barangay Taylor, Las Navas, Northern Samar killing a 4-year old John Lloyd Elizalde, last April 26. Sat, 12 May 2012 15:29:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b799.htm PNP PRO 8 being constitutionally tasked of enforcing the law has always been persistent in implementing the Anti-Illegal Gambling Law (Republic Act 9287) which imposes harsher penalties for violators of the law. Sat, 12 May 2012 15:28:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b798.htm We just have to look around to see that some trouble and disturbance are erupting in many parts of the world, and even in our own country. Sat, 12 May 2012 15:27:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b797.htm Livelihood and food for the people of VillaImelda MacArthur, Leyte and its neighboring villages are the ones brought about by Lake Bito. Sat, 12 May 2012 15:26:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b796.htm Martial law survivors were enraged and aghast at Imelda’s occupying the second richest seat in the Philippine Congress. Sat, 12 May 2012 15:24:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b795.htm Arrested suspected NPA members were identified as spouses Rodulfo Bula Capacite alias “Caloy”, 54 years old and Belinda Obin Capacite alias “Calay”, 49 years old, both residents of Barangay Boco, Can-avid, Eastern Samar. Thu, 10 May 2012 22:49:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b794.htm The Associated Labor Unions (ALU), the biggest confederation of private and public sector labor unions in the country, announced that it has retroactively fired ex-Sen. Ernesto Herrera for double-dealing. Thu, 10 May 2012 22:47:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b793.htm Troops of 20th Infantry (We Lead) Battalion, 8th Infantry (Stormtroopers) Division, Philippine Army has conducted a Medical and Dental Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in the municipality of San Jose, Northern Samar on May 5-6. Thu, 10 May 2012 22:46:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b792.htm Vice President Jejomar C. Binay said he is optimistic the Philippines will retain its current status in this year’s Global Trafficking in Persons (GTIP) Report of the U.S. Department of State. Thu, 10 May 2012 22:44:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b791.htm The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Culture and Heritage Unit and its partners will hold the sixth run of Gabii sa Kabilin on May 25, 2012 from 6 p.m. to 12 midnight. Thu, 10 May 2012 22:35:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b790.htm PNP PRO 8 scored anew in the accounting of wanted persons and the service of warrants by arresting the no. 1 Most Wanted Person of Southern, Leyte. Thu, 10 May 2012 22:42:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b789.htm Eastern Samar Governor Conrado B. Nicart Jr found an ally in Quezon Province’s 4th District Representative Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada III. Wed, 09 May 2012 13:35:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b788.htm Eight of the forty three health workers, collectively known as the Morong 43, filed a criminal case against Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo et al, for violations of the Anti-Torture Act of 2009, Republic Act 7438 (Rights of Persons Arrested, Detained or under Custodial Investigation), and robbery. Wed, 09 May 2012 13:34:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b787.htm Vice President and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Chair Jejomar C. Binay led the turnover of keys to 96 beneficiary families displaced by Typhoon Ondoy in 2009 in Valenzuela City. Wed, 09 May 2012 13:32:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b786.htm 26 athlete-scholars of the Leyte Sports Academy made it to the final cut that form part of the EVRAA delegation to the Palarong Pambansa 2012 held in Lingayen, Pangasinan on May 6-12, 2012. Wed, 09 May 2012 13:31:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/may/b785.htm Hundreds of fishers from Lake Bito, in Villa Imelda village, decided to block the entry of three mining barges which aim to dredge and clean-up the silt making the lake shallow. Wed, 09 May 2012 13:29:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/apr/b784.htm ANAD Partylist strongly condemned Maoist terrorist NPA’s rampage in Brgy. Taylor, Las Navas, Northern Samar killing John Lloyd Elizalde, 4 years old, while inside their house, last April 26. Wed, 09 May 2012 13:28:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/marketnews/a127.htm Chrislyn Hamilton, a McDonald's crew member from Brisbane, Australia, amazed celebrity judges and rocked the stage in front of an audience of more than 15,000 with her powerful performance of "Natural Woman" to take top honors in the Voice of McDonald's global singing competition. Fri, 04 May 2012 11:53:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/apr/b783.htm The NPA stormed the village of Brgy Taylor in Las Navas, Northern Samar recently indiscriminately firing their weapons on civilian community that resulted to the killing of a four-year old boy who was inside their house at the time of the attack. Fri, 04 May 2012 11:51:00 +0800 http://www.samarnews.com/news2012/apr/b782.htm A newly developed beach resort located southwest in the island municipality of Maripipi particularly in Sambawan islets is now open to tourists. Fri, 04 May 2012 11:49:00 +0800