‘Peace village’ to rise in Samar for former NPA rebels
TACLOBAN CITY-A housing project where members of the New People’s Army (NPA) based in Samar province who have surrendered to the government is soon to be constructed.
Tagged as a ‘peace village,’ the facility is...
DENR-8 chief vows end of illegal logging activities in EV
TACLOBAN CITY- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here in the region is gearing up for the global celebration of International Day of the Forests (IDF) on Thursday (March 21).
DENR-8 Regional Executive...
‘Operation: Galugad’ yielded no drugs, weapons at the Biliran jail facility
ORMOC CITY- A joint operation by the Naval Municipal Police Station and the provincial office of the Bureau of Jail and Management and Penology (BJMP) together with the Philippine Coast Guard conducted an ‘Oplan...
Red tide alert still up in 2 Eastern Samar bays
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reiterated its reminder to the public not to consume shellfish from two Eastern Visayas bays as red tide phenomenon remains.
In its laboratory test...
Soldier arrested in a buy-bust operation in Catbalogan City; found in possession of shabu...
GOVERNMENT CENTER, PALO,Leyte- Anti-drug elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)RO8 together with 8th Military Intelligence Battalion(MIB) and Catbalogan City Police Station arrested a drug personality during the conduct of buy-bust operation at...
Balangiga Bells rung to signal start of ‘Misa de Gallo’
BALANGIGA, Eastern Samar- In a rare occasion, the St. Lawrence The Martyr Church of this town was brimming with faithful on Sunday (December 16), the start of the ‘Misa de Gallo.’
After all, it’s not...