Out-of-school teen stabbed at school; suspect arrested
In Northern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY-A 16-year-old girl was stabbed Sunday evening, March 8, while inside an elementary school in Barangay Dolores, Las Navas, Northern Samar, prompting the immediate arrest of the alleged attacker by barangay...
Eastern Visayas trade plummets in November 2025 amid sharp export and import declines
Tacloban City — Eastern Visayas recorded a dramatic drop in trade activity in November 2025, with total exports and imports plunging by 98.1 percent and 96.8 percent, respectively, compared to the same month in...
P41 billion tuition subsidies to aid 2.58 million underprivileged private high school students
TACLOBAN CITY- The national government has allocated P41 billion this year to help underprivileged students attend private high schools in areas where public schools are unavailable or overcrowded, House Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list...
DND team visits Northern Samar to review reintegration program for former rebels
TACLOBAN CITY — A delegation from the Department of National Defense (DND) visited Northern Samar on March 4 to evaluate the province’s peace-building initiatives and reintegration programs for former rebels.
The team, led by Marcelo...
Elderly man dies in Ormoc City fire incident
Ormoc City — A 72-year-old resident was killed after being trapped in his burning home on Sunday afternoon in Barangay Punta, this city.
The victim, identified as Alejandro Fernandez, reportedly tried to extinguish the flames...
PWD killed by out-of-school youth
TACLOBAN CITY- A young person with a disability was shot dead Saturday evening, March 7, while trying to protect friends from harassment in Barangay 95, Caibaan.
The victim, identified as alias “Eson,” 18, a person...