Drinking session turns deadly between two elderly men in Leyte
ORMOC CITY— What began as a friendly drinking session between two septuagenarians ended in tragedy after one of them was killed and the other seriously wounded following a heated altercation on Thursday night, October...
Tingog lawmakers seek to digitize and modernize the Philippines’ 94-year-old Civil...
TACLOBAN CITY — Tingog party-list Representatives Yedda Marie Romualdez, Andrew Julian Romualdez, and Jude Acidre have filed House Bill No. 5213, or the Philippine Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Act, seeking to overhaul...
Samar placed under state of calamity after widespread destruction from Typhoon “Opong”
TACLOBAN CITY – The entire province of Samar has been placed under a state of calamity following the massive destruction caused by Typhoon “Opong,” which lashed the region with torrential rains, flooding, and landslides...
Biliran launches cash-for-work program to save typhoon-hit rice farms
TACLOBAN CITY – The Biliran provincial government has begun a month-long cash-for-work program to help rice farmers recover from the heavy losses brought by Typhoon “Opong”, which severely damaged irrigation systems and farmlands across...
Leyte farmers, former seafarers get P2-M DOLE livelihood aid
TACLOBAN CITY— Sixty-three residents from Hilongos, Leyte, including farmers and former seafarers, have received P2 million worth of livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional office.
According to DOLE-8, the aid...
Drunk farmer arrested after firing gun at fisherman in Northern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – A drunk farmer was arrested after allegedly firing shots at a fisherman in Barangay 8, Pambujan, Northern Samar, as police heightened their campaign against criminality in the province.
The Police Regional Office...