Political clans retain control of Eastern Visayas’ six provinces
Philippines News Agency TACLOBAN CITY — Same clans will control the six provincial governments of impoverished Eastern Visayas region in the next three years as incumbent officials succeeded in holding...
View ArticleBiliranons vote Duterte for president
NAVAL, Biliran (PIA) – Voters in the province of Biliran have their share in the resounding votes garnered nationwide by president-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte of the PDP-Laban in the synchronized local...
View ArticleBiliran marks 24th provincehood anniversary
Flor Jackson, PIA, Biliran NAVAL, Biliran – The province of Biliran marked its 24th Provincehood Anniversary in May 11 (Wednesday) 2016. In an interview, Biliran Governor Gerardo “Gerryboy” Espina, Jr....
View ArticleBando-Espina remains Biliran’s strong political ally, secured most top posts
BiliranIsland.com Staff BiliranIsland.com First Posted 14:15:00 05/13/2016 NAVAL, Biliran – For more than two decades after its conversion in 1992 as a province, Biliran remain to be ruled by a...
View Article2 dead in Agpangi Accident
NAVAL, Biliran – Two persons died in a road traffic accident along the national road at Brgy. Agpangi, Naval Biliran at around 7:10 p. M today. According to the initial field reports, victims were...
View Article2 killed as motorcycle collides with car driven by priest in Biliran
Two persons died after their motorcycle collided with a car driven by a Catholic priest in Naval, Biliran on Saturday night. Police identified the fatalities as Noel Garcia and Jenna Sabocohan,...
View ArticleKotse ni Father sinalpok, 2 patay
By Betchai Julian Abante.com.ph Dalawa katao ang nasawi ng sumalpok sa kotse ng isang parish priest ang kanilang sinasakyang motorsiklo sa Naval, Biliran, Eastern Visayas, kamakalawa ng gabi. Kinilala...
View ArticleMotorcycle collision injures three in Lo-ok, Almeria
ALMERIA, Biliran – Three persons are injured involving a motorcycle accident, May 17, 2016. The drivers were identified as Tommy Caparro, 48 years old, a habal -habal driver and a resident of Brgy,...
View ArticleGay comedy ‘Miss Bulalacao’ off to 4 international filmfests
By Edwin P. Sallan, InterAksyon.com May 18, 2016 · 9:19 pm Ara Chawdury’s “Miss Bulalacao” has been invited to four international film festivals this June. The acclaimed gay comedy about a drag...
View ArticleEspinas win big in Biliran
(The Philippine Star) | Updated May 18, 2016 – 12:00am NAVAL, Biliran, Philippines – Commitment to public service and hard work earned the Espina clan in this island province a landslide victory during...
View ArticleCaibiran top pusher arrested
BiliranIsland.com Staff BiliranIsland.com First Posted 20:50:00 05/25/2016 CAIBIRAN, Biliran – The alleged top drug pusher in Caibiran town was arrested by police authorities in a buy-bust operation on...
View ArticleTop drug lord in Biliran nabbed
BiliranIsland.com Staff BiliranIsland.com First Posted 21:22:00 05/26/2016 NAVAL, Biliran, May 26 – Who would have known that the elusive top drug lord in Biliran Province will be caught just outside a...
View ArticleHanging Incident in Naval
BiliranIsland.com Staff BiliranIsland.com First Posted 22:00:00 05/29/2016 Naval, Biliran – In what we call an unfortunate event, a college student was found dead hanging by a rope around his neck in...
View ArticleCabucgayan No. 2 drug pusher shot dead
BiliranIsland.com Staff BiliranIsland.com First Posted 18:30:00 05/30/2016 CABUCGAYAN, Biliran – The alleged 2nd top drug pusher in Cabucgayan was shot dead inside his house early morning of Sunday,...
View ArticleEU, UNDP turn over evacuation centers to Biliran communities
June 01, 2016 at 12:01 am by Mel Caspe, The Standard Tacloban City — The European Union and the United Nations Development Programme on Tuesday turned over two newly built evacuation centers to Typhoon...
View ArticleEU lauds PH for ‘remarkable’ work in post-Yolanda rehab
By: Aries Joseph Hegina, Inquirer.net European Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen commended the Philippine government on Tuesday for its “remarkable” recovery and rehabilitation efforts more...
View ArticleDepEd-Biliran readies opening of classes, senior high school
BILIRAN, Biliran (PIA) – “From the scale of one to ten, we are at seven”, a top official of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Division of Biliran answered when asked on their readiness...
View ArticleNEAP director graces Brigada Eskwela 2016 regional kick-off in Biliran
BILIRAN, Biliran (PIA) – No less than the chief of the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) of the education department of the country graced the Brigada Eskwela 2016 regional kick-off...
View Article90% communities in Biliran vulnerable to flooding; EU envoy turns over...
By: Lottie Salarda, InterAksyon.com June 1, 2016 12:30 PM BILIRAN PROVINCE – About 90 percent of the barangays in the province of Biliran are prone to flashfloods because almost all towns have a river...
View ArticleChong arrested for rape case after 9 years on the lam
BiliranIsland.com Staff BiliranIsland.com First Posted 19:55:00 06/13/2016 Last Updated 07:27:00 06/14/2016 NAVAL, Biliran – A fugitive suspect in an old rape case, Paul Chong, is a free man no more....
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