63 arrested for engaging ‘tupada’ on Good Friday
PNP said Holy Week observance in EV peaceful
TACLOBAN CITY- About 63 persons across the region were arrested on Good Friday (April 7) due to illegal cockfighting or ‘tupada.’
The arresting police also recovered in a...
PNP says EV peaceful during the ‘undas’
Close to 2,000 cops deployed across the region
BY: RESTITUTO CAYUBIT
CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, PALO,Leyte – The observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day across Eastern Visayas was declared as ‘generally peaceful and orderly’...
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...
Leyte traders optimistic in recovery
With the reopening of economy
TACLOBAN CITY- The business sector in Leyte province is optimistic that with the reopening of the economy after two years of lockdown, they could now recover the losses that they...
Ligayo: EV almost insurgency-free
After over 5 years of fighting
TACLOBAN CITY- The insurgency problem in Eastern Visayas is practically over with only over 100 active New People’s Army (NPA) remaining who continue to fight with the government troops.
This...
Classes, work suspended in several parts of the region
Due to threat of ‘Egay’
TACLOBAN CITY-Several local governments in Samar and Biliran provinces have cancelled classes and work due to Typhoon ‘Egay’ on Monday (July 24).
In Biliran, among the local governments that suspended classes...