Army recovers cache of high-powered firearms in Eastern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY- Government troops recovered a cache of high-powered firearms allegedly belonging to the communist rebels in Can-avid, Eastern Samar.
The recovered high-powered firearms include five M14 rifles, four M16 rifles, a shotgun, an M79...
Supreme Court perpetually disbars town mayor for holding public office
Charged for nepotism
GAMAY, Northern Samar- The reelectionist mayor of this town was dismissed by the Supreme Court for an offense he committed 10 years ago.
Ordered dismissed from his post is Mayor Timoteo Capoquian, Jr.,...
Leyte mayor stops officiating marriage amid town spike of COVID-19 cases
TACLOBAN CITY-A town mayor in Leyte will not be performing any marriage ceremony as their area is grappling with high cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
In an advisory, Mayor Azucena Mirambel will not officiate any...
72 cops deployed to Calbayog amid shooting incident that killed 4 and wounded...
TACLOBAN CITY- At least 72 police personnel were deployed to Calbayog City by police regional director, B/Gen. Rommel Francisco amid a shooting incident that killed four persons and wounded two others.
Of this number, 16...
Village exec arrested for graft; posts bail for his temporary release
ORMOC CITY-A village chairman from Caibiran in Biliran was arrested by the local police and personnel from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in a joint intel-driven operation at 1:05 pm on...
2 arrested in a buy-bust operation in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY-Five sachets containing white crystalline substances suspected to be shabu were recovered by the operatives in a buy-bust operation at about 2:15 am Monday (Feb. 13) in Barangay 37 Reclamation Area here.
Major Joselito...