"We have confirmed reports that 21 people died in Eastern Samar, 16 of them in Borongan," said Gwendolyn Pang, secretary-general of the Philippine National Red Cross. Previously, the death toll ...

In the aftermath of the typhoon, a t least 200 people are feared dead in the province, a series of text messages from Eastern Samar Representative Ben Evardone said Saturday, November 9.

Eastern Samar province Rep. Ben Evardone said electricity also was knocked out early Saturday in Borongan city, about 43 miles south of Dolores, where the government has set up a command center ...

DEADLY TYPHOON. The destruction of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in Hernani, Eastern Samar, November 12, 2013. Franz Lopez/Rappler INFO ...

The eye of Hagupit hit the town of Dolores in Eastern Samar around 9:15 p.m. local time (8:15 a.m. ET), the bureau said, and it was moving across the island before an expected second landfall on ...

MANILA, Philippines — The city of Borongan, Eastern Samar on Tuesday sent assistance to Siargao in Surigao del Norte in what the local government said was so far the city's biggest relief operation.

LEGAZPI, Philippines — Typhoon Hagupit slammed into the central Philippines’ east coast late Saturday, knocking out power and toppling trees in a region where 650,000 people have fled to ...

Many hotels in Borongan City have already been fully booked as residents sought stable shelter from the coming typhoon. Fully-booked na ang mga hotel sa Borongan City, Eastern Samar dahil sa mga ...

How Eastern Samar is bracing for Typhoon Ruby . ... In Eastern Samar, many residents took photos of the big waves but are aware of the danger, GMA News' Saleema Refran reported on "24 Oras." In ...

Borongan bishop against the government for its failure to help Yolanda victims . A hundred days after the passage of the super typhoon, the government has failed to deliver "adequate support".

At least 21 people were reported dead, many of them drowned as flood waters rose in Borongan, the main town in Eastern Samar, where typhoon Hagupit made first landfall, the Philippine National Red ...