NPA rebel surrenders to 2nd ESPMFC authorities
An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily returned to the fold of the law and handed over his firearm to PLt. Col. Rolando C. Dellezo, force commander of 2nd Eastern Samar...
U.S. hosts regional maritime sanctions enforcement workshop in Manila
Manila-The United States government recently hosted a workshop for customs, coast guard, and legal officials from the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Taiwan to strengthen regional cooperation in enforcing international maritime sanctions.
Organized from February 28...
Sec. Frasco to lead launching of BBMG program of the DOT in Eastern...
TACLOBAN CITY – Tourism Sec. Ma. Esperanza Christina Frasco will lead the regional launching of the department’s “Bisita Be My Guest (BBMG)” program.
The launching, scheduled this Friday (Oct. 13), with the region’s governors, congressmen,...
Tacloban, Ormoc and Maasin named as SGLG awardees in Eastern Visayas; 13 towns also...
TACLOBAN CITY- The cities of Ormoc, Maasin, and Tacloban, and 12 other towns in the region were among this year’s Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) awardees.
Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez said that...
3 poor villages of Bobon town identified as beneficiaries of the provincial government-sponsored...
In Northern Samar
CATARMAN, Northern Samar- Three barangays of Bobon, this province have been identified as beneficiaries of the provincial government-initiated ‘Serbisyo at Kauswagan’ caravan held on November 16.
These villages, namely, Santander, E. Duran, and...
Leyte, Samar areas rocked with a 4.6 magnitude quake; no damages or aftershocks, says...
TACLOBAN CITY- A 4.6 magnitude quake was felt in the different parts of Leyte and Samar provinces at about 9:57 am Monday (Oct. 17).
Based on the report from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...