Tacloban BFP holds barangay fire Olympics to boost emergency response skills
TACLOBAN CITY — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) gathered barangay responders for the 4th Barangay Fire Olympics and Fire Brigade Skills Challenge 2026 held at RTR Plaza, this city, to strengthen community preparedness...
Cebu’s No. 5 most wanted arrested in Southern Leyte
ORMOC CITY— A man listed as the fifth most wanted person in Cebu province was arrested by police in Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte on Thursday afternoon, March 12.
The suspect, identified by police as alias...
Out-of-school teen stabbed at school; suspect arrested
In Northern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY-A 16-year-old girl was stabbed Sunday evening, March 8, while inside an elementary school in Barangay Dolores, Las Navas, Northern Samar, prompting the immediate arrest of the alleged attacker by barangay...
Eastern Visayas trade plummets in November 2025 amid sharp export and import declines
Tacloban City — Eastern Visayas recorded a dramatic drop in trade activity in November 2025, with total exports and imports plunging by 98.1 percent and 96.8 percent, respectively, compared to the same month in...
P41 billion tuition subsidies to aid 2.58 million underprivileged private high school students
TACLOBAN CITY- The national government has allocated P41 billion this year to help underprivileged students attend private high schools in areas where public schools are unavailable or overcrowded, House Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list...
DND team visits Northern Samar to review reintegration program for former rebels
TACLOBAN CITY — A delegation from the Department of National Defense (DND) visited Northern Samar on March 4 to evaluate the province’s peace-building initiatives and reintegration programs for former rebels.
The team, led by Marcelo...