UN rapporteur ‘satisfied’ what she witnessed on the condition of detained personalities at...
TACLOBAN CITY – United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan expressed her ‘satisfaction’ with her visit here in the city where she met detained personalities tagged by the by...
Drug suspect killed in a sting operation in Leyte town
ORMOC CITY- A buy-bust operation in the town of Merida, Leyte province on Tuesday (March 21) resulted in the death of the subject of the operation with operatives recovered illegal drugs from the suspect...
10 Eastern Visayas bays now red tide-free
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 10 bays in Eastern Visayas have been cleared from the red tide toxins after months of infestation, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said in its advisory...
EV leaders seek anti-venom amid snake bite incidents
TACLOBAN CITY – Officials across Eastern Visayas are urgently requesting a supply of anti-venom following a series of fatal snake bites in the region.
In Mapanas town, Northern Samar province, Mayor Ronn Michael Tejano reached...
A PWD woman found dead in a river
ORMOC CITY- A woman reported missing by her sister since Monday (June 17) was found lifeless by residents at about 12:10 a.m. two days later while they were fishing and looking for river frogs...
PSA reports of 0.4% decline of inflation rate for the month of January
TACLOBAN CITY – The inflation rate of the region at the start of the year was pegged at 4.0 percent, a report from the Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Service Office VIII (PSA...