Sarmiento’s OPAPRU appointment seen to boost peace efforts in Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY — The appointment of former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento as head of the government’s peace agency has drawn positive responses from Eastern Visayas officials, who said his roots...
RCSU-8 brings firearms licensing caravan to Biliran
TACLOBAN CITY — The Regional Civil Security Unit 8 (RCSU-8) has brought government firearms services closer to residents in Biliran through a three-day License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF) and firearms assistance caravan...
Conduct of the April 2026 labor force survey with rider questions on informal...
The Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Services Office VIII (PSA – RSSO 8) is conducting the April 2026 Labor Force Survey (LFS), with rider questions on informal statistics and unpaid care and domestic...
American national arrested for alleged violation of anti-child abuse law in Biliran
ORMOC CITY — A 55-year-old American national is now in police custody after being arrested on allegations of violating the Anti-Child Abuse Law following a complaint involving three minors brought to a resort in...
Man, 73, arrested for qualified rape in Leyte
ORMOC CITY — A 73-year-old man listed as the Rank 4 Most Wanted Person (provincial level) was arrested in a law enforcement operation in Barangay Bagabao, Leyte, Leyte, on Wednesday evening, April 22, 2026.
The...
NMP seeks RDC endorsement for P505.5-M budget to expand maritime training facilities
TACLOBAN CITY — The National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) is seeking endorsement from the Regional Development Council–Social Development Committee (RDC-SDC) for its proposed P505.5-million budget for Fiscal Year 2027, aimed at expanding and upgrading its...