63 arrested for engaging ‘tupada’ on Good Friday
PNP said Holy Week observance in EV peaceful
TACLOBAN CITY- About 63 persons across the region were arrested on Good Friday (April 7) due to illegal cockfighting or ‘tupada.’
The arresting police also recovered in a...
Bill against nuisance candidates filed by Samar Rep. Sarmiento hurdles panel approval
Offenders to be penalized P100,000
TACLOBAN CITY- A bill filed by Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento penalizing so-called nuisance candidates was approved last week by the committee on suffrage and electoral reforms of the House...
MGB sees no destruction in Homonhon mining
Despite claims of Church, residents
TACLOBAN CITY – The Mines and Geoscience Bureau (MGB) in the region declared that they had not observed any violations on mining companies operating in Homonhon Island in Guiuan town,...
DILG exec faces Ombudsman complaints
Relative to the SK city federation polls
TACLOBAN CITY- The director of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) this city was slapped with criminal and administrative charges related to the recently-held Sangguniang Kabataan...
Death toll due to “Odette” climb to 21
Power restored except in South Leyte, parts of Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY- The death toll in Eastern Visayas, mainly from the hard-hit province of Southern Leyte, due to typhoon ‘Odette’ has now reached to 21 with...
DOH extends vaccination due to low coverage
Measles, rubella and polio shots ended last Feb.
TACLOBAN CITY-The measles-rubella and polio vaccination involving children here in the region has been extended until March 7 of this year after the campaign failed to reach...