PNP: Crime rate in Leyte drops in January 2025
TACLOBAN CITY – The Leyte Provincial Police Office (LPPO) reported a significant decline in eight focus crime categories in the province during January 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
According to data from...
Tingog pushes P200 daily wage hike while safeguarding small businesses
TACLOBAN CITY – Tingog Party-list Representatives Yedda Romualdez and Jude Acidre reaffirmed their commitment to uplifting Filipino workers while supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as the House of Representatives approved House Bill...
BFAR-8 to distribute P3,000 fuel subsidies to 3,140 fishermen
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will distribute fuel subsidies worth P3,000 to 3,140 fishermen across the six provinces of Eastern Visayas starting this month, as part of its...
Firearms and ammunition linked to NPA recovered in Southern Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY – Several firearms and ammunition belonging to members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were discovered and recovered by military forces on the outskirts of Barangay Buak Daku, Sogod, in Southern Leyte...
3 arrested at checkpoint with 3 kilos of suspected shabu in Catbalogan City
ORMOC CITY—Three individuals were arrested after authorities discovered at least three kilos of suspected shabu in their possession during a checkpoint operation along Maharlika Highway in Barangay New Mahayag, Catbalogan City, on January 27.
The...
27 former rebels in Eastern Samar apply for government amnesty program
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 27 former rebels from Eastern Samar have submitted their applications for the government’s amnesty program.
The submissions were made during an orientation held at the 78th Infantry Battalion camp...