19-year old accused of rape arrested by police in Biliran
ORMOC CITY-A man wanted for the commission of rape was arrested by law enforcers in Kawayan, Biliran on May 13 at about 3:30 pm.
Arrested was Jonel Dejarlo,19 of Barangay Kansoc who was accused of...
EV cops seized suspected shabu worth P3.8 million during a week-long anti-drug operations
TACLOBAN CITY- The regional headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported a total confiscation of illegal drugs worth P3.8 million.
Based on the report of the headquarters’ operations division, a total of 20 buy-bust...
U.S. launches P1 billion e-commerce project to support digitalization of Filipino SMEs
Manila-On January 11, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a five-year, one billion peso ($18 million) partnership with the Philippine government to help small and medium enterprises...
DA reiterates call for climate-proof rice farming
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office here has reiterated its call to rice farmers in Eastern Visayas to adapt to climate-resilient practices to solve output drop.
One of the practices that...
PDEA nabs one of region’s ‘priority targets’ in the anti-drug trade
ORMOC CITY- A man, described to be a regional priority target by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-8) was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Laoang, Northern Samar on Saturday (March 18).
Arrested was George Monterola,...
PhilHealth Konsulta Program launched in 9 healthcare facilities in E. Samar
BORONGAN CITY-To further boost citizen’s access to primary health care services, the PhilHealth Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) - Local Health Integrated Office (LHIO) in this city recently announced a wider coverage of the program which...