Village exec shot dead in Leyte town
ORMOC CITY- A village official in Tabango, Leyte, was fatally shot by unidentified perpetrators on Tuesday night (Feb. 20), with local authorities still conducting their investigation to determine both the suspects’ identities and the...
Philippines first country in Asia to ratify ILO Convention 190
GENEVA-On World Day of Social Justice, 20 February 2024, the Philippines deposited the instrument of ratification of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) , with the Deputy Director-General of the International Labour...
P1.2 million worth of undocumented packs of cigarettes seized in Northern Samar port
ORMOC CITY-Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard recovered 700 reams of undocumented cigarettes while conducting random inspection of a closed van heading to Luzon around 1:30 pm on Tuesday (Feb.20) at the Santa Clara...
Rice competitiveness fund benefits nearly 5,000 farmers in Eastern Samar
BORONGAN CITY-A total of 4,968 rice farmers from seven municipalities in Eastern Samar, namely Jipapad, Arteche, Dolores, Oras, Sulat, Can-avid, and Maslog, received financial assistance during the distribution of the Universal Storefront Services Corporation...
Eastern Samar to oppose move to abolish NTF-ELCAC
BORONGAN CITY- The Joint Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC), and Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) unanimously approved on Wednesday, February 7, the motion...
High-value target arrested in a sting operation in Southern Leyte town; suspected shabu...
ORMOC CITY- The Southern Leyte Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) and the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of the Macrohon police station apprehended an alleged drug supplier of the province and seized 19 sachets...