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Four people were killed when a passenger van rearended a 10-wheeler truck in Basey, Samar yesterday morning.

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Dalawang sundalo ang nasawi nang makaengkuwentro ang grupo ng New People’s Army noong Miyerkules, sa San Jose de Buan, Samar.

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A video showing Samar Gov. Sharee Ann Tan dancing the kuracha as peso bills rained down on her during a community event has drawn backlash online, with critics questioning the display of revelry amid the plight of flood-hit residents in the province.

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When Grace Bohol was assigned to Ormocanay Elementary School in Samar, she quickly realized teaching kindergarten students was the least of her problems.

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Nagbuwis ng buhay ang isang pulis na nag­responde upang iproseso ang crime scene sa isang engkuwentro matapos na lumubog ang sinasakyan nitong bangka sa Brgy San Isidro, Las Navas, Northern Samar noong Sabado.

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Hogs from Negros Island can now be transported to Cebu after the provincial government lifted the ban it earlier imposed to prevent the spread of African swine fever.

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Idineklarang dead-on-arrival sa ospital ang isang 69-anyos na lola nang ataduhin ng saksak ng kanyang helper na naburyong dahil sa umano’y laging pambubulyaw ng una sa kanya naganap sa public market ng Calbayog City, Samar, kahapon ng umaga.

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Dalawang sundalo ang nasawi nang makaengkuwentro ang grupo ng New People’s Army noong Miyerkules, sa San Jose de Buan, Samar.

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A video showing Samar Gov. Sharee Ann Tan dancing the kuracha as peso bills rained down on her during a community event has drawn backlash online, with critics questioning the display of revelry amid the plight of flood-hit residents in the province.

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When Grace Bohol was assigned to Ormocanay Elementary School in Samar, she quickly realized teaching kindergarten students was the least of her problems.

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Nagbuwis ng buhay ang isang pulis na nag­responde upang iproseso ang crime scene sa isang engkuwentro matapos na lumubog ang sinasakyan nitong bangka sa Brgy San Isidro, Las Navas, Northern Samar noong Sabado.

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Hogs from Negros Island can now be transported to Cebu after the provincial government lifted the ban it earlier imposed to prevent the spread of African swine fever.

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Idineklarang dead-on-arrival sa ospital ang isang 69-anyos na lola nang ataduhin ng saksak ng kanyang helper na naburyong dahil sa umano’y laging pambubulyaw ng una sa kanya naganap sa public market ng Calbayog City, Samar, kahapon ng umaga.

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