Basey, Samar - "It is not what we take up, but what we give up, thats make us rich." it seems that the Local Government Unit here lives up to the nobility of this saying as it is bound to lose one of its well-known treasures in the spirit of sacrifice for those hard-hit by typhoon Ondoy. Through the selfless initiative of Mayor Wilfredo "Didi" Estorninos, the people of Basey is set to donate its 2000-meter length mat, popularly known as longest banig to the victims of typhoon Ondoy after it battered Metro Manila areas and nearby provinces last September 26, 2009. Mayor Estorninos disclosed  [ ... ]

BASEY, Samar, Philippines—The Cadac-an River has played a significant role in the history of the ancient town of Basey in Samar province. It got its name from being the biggest river in the area, with the mouth currently measuring about 500 meters. Basey was originally located near the river’s mouth, in a place now known as the village of Binongto-an. Like other early coastal settlements, it was not spared from plunder by the Moro marauders, which resulted in the poblacion being moved a few kilometers north of Binongto-an to its present site. Because of the Moro raids, people living in  [ ... ]

Basey Samar will become the rice granary of Samar with irrigation project in place. Basey, Samar - The mayor of this town is confident that his municipality will become the rice granary of this province once the irrigation project will be fully functional and serve the farmers in the area. Basey Mayor Wilfredo Estorninos, in an interview with this writer in his office here, said that he is confident that with the irrigation project in placed in his town and serve the needed water of the farmers in rice growing, his town will become the rice granary in the southern part of this province. May [ ... ]