Former barangay leader arrested for drug possession, firearm
ORMOC CITY-A former barangay chairman was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team of the local police on Wednesday, July 24, at around 4 pm in Barangay Villahermosa, Calubian,...
Decline in enrollment observed in some schools; out-migration and low fertility rate cited as...
TACLOBAN CITY – Enrollment in some public schools in the region is experiencing a decline, according to the Department of Education - Region 8 (DepEd-8).
One of the factors cited for this decline is the...
PSA says a family of 5 in Tacloban City needs at least P13,665 a...
TACLOBAN CITY – A family of five in this city requires at least P13,665 in monthly gross income to live decently, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
This amount remains unattainable for many families...
NS local media initiates media forum with NSSDEO
NSSDEO, Brgy. Burabud, Laoang, Northern Samar– Some local media practitioners of Northern Samar has conducted a media forum with the top management of Department of Public Works and Highways-Northern Samar Second District Engineering Office...
Dead body found floating in a fishpond
ORMOC CITY-The lifeless body of an unidentified woman was found floating in a fishpond on Saturday, July 27, at about 8 am in Sitio Lawis, Barangay San Juan, Palompon, Leyte.
According to the police, a...
ALS offers new hope to ‘old’ students
TACLOBAN CITY – Education knows no age limits, as Rowena Taboso, 52, and Ma. Irma Trinidad, 26, is proving this by enrolling in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) class offered at Northern Tacloban City...