PBBM orders strict, regular inspections as San Juanico Bridge reopens to heavier trucks
Retro works cost P1.1 billion
TACLOBAN CITY — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday, Dec. 12, inspected the ongoing rehabilitation of the 52-year-old San Juanico Bridge and ordered strict, regular inspections of the structure,...
Samar bishops join locals against mining expansion
Homonhon mining activities
TACLOBAN CITY – In a powerful show of pastoral and environmental solidarity, the three Catholic bishops of Samar Island visited Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, lending their voices to local communities...
Ombudsman asks Biliran mayor to answer rap on docu tampering
Said official seeks vice guv post in this year’s polls
TACLOBAN CITY- The Office of Ombudsman here in the region has asked a municipal mayor who is running for vice governor in Biliran province to...
CIDG asks DOJ to file murder rap against Veloso
A scrap of paper, says the ex-solon
TACLOBAN CITY—The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has sought the assistance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file a murder case against former congressman Vicente ‘Ching’...
16 rebels dead during a 14-hour arm battle
RPOC chair Evardone lauded the “successful operation”
TACLOBAN CITY-At least 16 members of the New People’s Army(NPA), four of them women, were killed during an almost 14-hour arm encounter with government troops in a remote...
Ada displaces over 36,000 families in Eastern Visayas
Tropical depression triggers floods, landslides
TACLOBAN CITY — Tropical Depression Ada, which lashed Eastern Visayas over the weekend, has displaced more than 36,000 families and affected over 122,000 residents across the region, according to reports...