Rappler's latest stories on Eastern Samar
People vs Pandemic: How these mayors’ priorities protected their communities
Rappler features local governments that have been ahead in responding to the coronavirus pandemic
Another typhoon-ravaged town in Eastern Samar pleads for help
The municipality of Jipapad and 8 other towns in Eastern Samar are under a state of calamity
Reeling from Typhoon Ambo, Eastern Samar town appeals for help
The municipal government of Oras is seeking donations to help its residents bounce back after Typhoon Ambo destroyed their homes and their livelihood. Here's how you can help.
For Typhoon Ursula victims, welcoming the year would be difficult
In Barangay Matarinao, a village of around 544 families, 3,386 houses were totally damaged while 315 houses were partially destroyed when Typhoon Ursula struck
Pinoy kids make waves at Surf in the City Festival
Kai Alcala and Nano Capacite may look like ordinary kids but they are showing spectators at the Surf in the City Festival in Borongan, Eastern Samar, a glimpse of the future of Philippine surfing
2 dead in landmine blast in Borongan
(UPDATED) A cop and a civilian die after a landmine exploded on a highway in Barangay Libuton in Borongan, Eastern Samar
Eastern Samar town mayor suspended for 90 days over graft case
Guiuan Mayor Annaliza Gonzales Kwan faces a graft case over the purchase of a fire truck without public bidding in 2007
6 soldiers killed, 20 wounded in Eastern Samar clash with communist rebels
Improvised bomb blasts meet Philippine Army soldiers acting on a tip that NPA rebels were harassing communities in the outskirts of Borongan City
OCD commemorates Yolanda with disaster risk reduction conference in Samar
'The goal shall always be zero casualty,' Interagency Task Force Yolanda Chair and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles told participants of the DRRM conference
MAP: Where P2.8-B cocaine ended up in PH over past decade
In the past 10 years, at least 481 cocaine bricks have ended up in Philippine shores. We map where they were found.
Groups combine weather forecast, digital finance to save lives
PRESS RELEASE: 'B-Ready' paves the way for the immediate and safe delivery of cash to households prior to a disaster
Duterte thanks Americans for returning Balangiga Bells
'The credit goes to the American people and to the Filipino people. Period,' says President Rodrigo Duterte
Joy as U.S.-seized bells ring again on Philippine soil
(UPDATED) Residents of Balangiga welcome the return of the bells that symbolized the Philippines' dark past and long struggle for independence
Balangiga Bells back in Eastern Samar for handover
The historic Balangiga Bells arrive in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, to be transported to the town of Balangiga for the formal handover rites on December 15
'Indescribable feeling,' says descendant of Filipino who rang Balangiga bell in 1901
‘The bells are heirlooms from our ancestors,’ says Nemesio Duran. He claims to be a descendant of the Filipino guerrilla fighter who rang the bell in 1901 to signal the historic attack against Americans in Balangiga, Eastern Samar.
Balangiga Bells back in the Philippines
(UPDATED) The Balangiga Bells are finally back home 117 years after American soldiers took them from a church in Eastern Samar as war booty
COA: Completion of P55-M road project in Eastern Samar delayed for 481 days
The project is originally scheduled for completion on March 4, 2016
IN PHOTOS: Media groups give aid to Eastern Samar residents
Over 300 households in Barangay Can-ilay receive goods from the visiting journalists, who are assisted by the DSWD and the military
Surfing in Eastern Samar and balancing its many challenges
In Eastern Samar, surfing pioneers are not only balancing waves. They are also riding the challenges that come with the rising popularity of the water sports in their hometown.
LOOK: Urduja pummels Tacloban City
MovePH team goes around Tacloban City ahead of Tropical Storm Urduja's landfall
LOOK: Houses in Eastern Samar town flooded due to Urduja
Councilor Rhoda Baris says at least 1,800 families have been affected by heavy rain due to slow-moving Tropical Storm Urduja (Kai-tak)
IN PHOTOS: 280 families in Guiuan evacuate ahead of Urduja landfall
'Food in evacuation centers are ready. Keep praying, and we’re hoping for zero casualty', says Guiuan Mayor Christopher Sheen Gonzales as his town braces for the arrival of the storm
Urduja brings landslides, floods to Eastern Samar
(UPDATED) Roads are temporarily impassable in at least 3 towns in Eastern Samar
LOOK: Protesters camped outside DENR light up a Christmas tree
The tree symbolizes the hope of residents of Sta Cruz, Zambales, and Manicani, Eastern Samar, that open-pit mining activities in those areas will soon end
Meet this 11-year-old advocate against Manicani mining
Even if he did not grow up in the island of Manicani in Eastern Samar, young Fidelino personally visits the area with his family almost every year
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, April 10, 2017
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DENR to suspend 2 mining companies in Eastern Samar
Environment Secretary Gina Lopez says even with the ongoing audit she has not yet seen a model of responsible mining
NDRRMC to LGUs: Don't take low pressure area lightly
A low pressure area LPA east of Surigao City might bring floods and landslides to parts of the country
Eastern Samar all set for May 9 - provincial Comelec
But 7 towns are under the Comelec s watch list due to past incidents of election related violence
VLOG: Rivals turn allies in Eastern Samar
This is the very first time that a sitting governor and an incumbent congressman are running together in the same party
Borongan City mayor: 'We are not traitors'
Mayor Maria Fe Abunda denies endorsing Senator Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos adding the city is solid in its support for the Liberal Party bets
Eastern Visayas officials penalized for fake receipts, bid documents
One is found selling fake attendance certificates at the Philippine Councilors League meeting 6 have authorized the purchase of a truck without bidding
Ex-Eastern Samar lawmaker faces criminal charges over PDAF scam
Others included in the charge sheet are 4 Nabcor officials and 2 GabayMasa officials
Who is running in Eastern Visayas | 2016 Elections
UPDATED Rappler s list of candidates for local positions in Eastern Visayas
The women weavers of Basey
If women weavers are empowered to negotiate and market they will be able to get more income
COA questions Guiuan's P1.148 M disaster fund expenses
Municipal officials in the town badly hit by Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 may face sanctions for failing to submit documents explaining how the local disaster fund was used
IN PHOTOS: The life of White Russian refugees in PH
Rappler posts never before seen photos of the anti communist so called White Russian refugees the Philippines welcomed into Guiuan Eastern Samar in the 1950s
PH a 'paradise' for grateful White Russian refugees
On World Refugee Day the UN refugee agency and the Quirino Foundation recall the Philippines proud history as a refugee haven
Monolithic domes stand as evacuation centers in E. Samar
Eight domes in Barangay Busay in Mercedes are ready for use in times of disaster
Cash for work: Creating new opportunities after disasters
World Vision partners with 16 villages for the implementation of 52 cash for work projects that include creek clearing and de clogging communal vegetable gardening school reconstruction and drainage excavation
France's Hollande visits typhoon-devastated Guiuan
Hollywood stars Marion Cotillard and Melanie Laurent as well as Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I traveled with him to Guiuan
A community learns of love from disabled 'Jimboy'
Barely able to walk straight or speak Jimboy s life has been difficult but it has been filled with love and redemption
#AmangPH: Heavy rains in E. Samar, just after Yolanda, Ruby
Heavy wind and rain force residents of Basey Eastern Samar to evacuate or take shelter as Tropical Storm Amang makes landfall
Amang hits Samar; Metro Manila now under storm signal
Large areas of Luzon and Visayas now under storm signals; PAGASA forecasts storm to move just east of Luzon
Aquino launches post-Ruby Early Recovery Program in Borongan
This includes a Cash for Work program and housing assistance
Magnitude 5.5 quake shakes Eastern Samar
The quake which struck the area at 8:25 am was centered 79 km northeast of Hernani Eastern Samar
18 dead due to Ruby – NDRRMC
UPDATED Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II reports that the situation in worst hit Eastern Samar has already stabilized
Greenpeace visits Ground Zero
Greenpeace makes a solidarity visit to Dolores town in Eastern Samar where Typhoon Ruby first made landfall in the Philippines
Roxas on viral motorcycle-riding photo: 'I did my job'
‘These comments reflect more on the people making the comments and reflect more on the people propagating the comments than it does me ’ says the DILG chief
