BFAR-8 to distribute P3,000 fuel subsidies to 3,140 fishermen
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will distribute fuel subsidies worth P3,000 to 3,140 fishermen across the six provinces of Eastern Visayas starting this month, as part of its...
Firearms and ammunition linked to NPA recovered in Southern Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY – Several firearms and ammunition belonging to members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were discovered and recovered by military forces on the outskirts of Barangay Buak Daku, Sogod, in Southern Leyte...
3 arrested at checkpoint with 3 kilos of suspected shabu in Catbalogan City
ORMOC CITY—Three individuals were arrested after authorities discovered at least three kilos of suspected shabu in their possession during a checkpoint operation along Maharlika Highway in Barangay New Mahayag, Catbalogan City, on January 27.
The...
27 former rebels in Eastern Samar apply for government amnesty program
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 27 former rebels from Eastern Samar have submitted their applications for the government’s amnesty program.
The submissions were made during an orientation held at the 78th Infantry Battalion camp...
Criminal gang member, cohort killed in a buy-bust operation in Calbayog City
ORMOC CITY—A known henchman of a criminal group and his cohort were killed in a buy-bust operation that escalated into a shootout on January 25, in Barangay Bagacay, Calbayog City.
Police identified the slain suspects...
Northern Samar seals deal for ice plant, tuna buying station
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Northern Samar has facilitated an agreement with a private firm to establish an ice plant facility and a tuna buying station in the province, aiming to boost...