Massive flooding affected several areas in Eastern Visayas and Sorsogon in the Bicol region due to nonstop rains since Feb. 9 ...

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — The town of Maslog, Eastern Samar got its first river ambulance ... a four-hour riverboat ride to a highway in Dolores town. From Dolores town, the land travel ...

According to Sher Saises, information officer of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 8, towns affected in the Province of Eastern Samar are Dolores, Can-avid, Taft, Jipapad, Oras, San Julian, and ...

Several road sections in Eastern Visayas were closed to traffic on Monday due to landslides and flooding after the shear line dumped heavy rains across the region for the second day.Totally closed was ...

Flooding was reported in Matuguinao, Samar; Dolores and Jipapad in Eastern Samar; and Catubig and Las Navas in Northern Samar. The Office of Civil Defense in Eastern Visayas has urged residents in ...

The river ambulance is being turned over by the Department of Health Eastern Visayas to Maslog, a remote town in Eastern Samar. (Photo courtesy of DOH ... long-standing challenge of a 4-hour journey ...