Leyte police cite gains in anti-drugs, anti-crime drive in 2025
TACLOBAN CITY — The Leyte Police Provincial Office (LPPO) reported notable gains in its law enforcement campaigns in 2025, citing hundreds of arrests and seizures resulting from intensified operations aimed at keeping peace and...
Shearline rains flood 10 LGUs in Eastern Visayas; nearly 5,800 affected
TACLOBAN CITY — At least 10 local government units (LGUs) across Eastern Visayas were affected by flooding after days of heavy rains brought by a shearline, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 8...
K9 sniffs out P2-M marijuana parcel at Baybay City delivery hub
TACLOBAN CITY— What appeared to be an ordinary package at a Baybay City delivery hub turned suspicious after a police K9 gave it away, leading to the interception of a suspected marijuana shipment worth...
Northern Samar releases P1.33M aid to nursing scholars for second semester
TACLOBAN CITY — To support the education of future healthcare workers, the provincial government of Northern Samar has released P1.33 million in financial assistance to 31 nursing scholars as they begin the second semester...
Boy suffers eye injury from “boga-boga” blast in Merida town
ORMOC CITY— A 13-year-old boy sustained an eye injury after an improvised cannon locally known as “boga-boga” accidentally exploded while he was playing with it in Barangay Puertobello, Merida, Leyte on December 27, police...
Student killed, several injured as van plows into parked vehicles in Capoocan
ORMOC CITY— A student was killed while several others were injured after a passenger van slammed into four parked vehicles and pedestrians along the roadside in Barangay Balud, Capoocan, Leyte early Tuesday morning, December...