Eastern Visayas reaches highest employment rate in 2024
TACLOBAN CITY (PIA)—Eastern Visayas has reached a significant milestone in 2024, posting its highest employment rate in four years, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
In its latest report, the PSA said that 97.2...
Laborer found dead in Baybay City fishpond, suspected drowning
ORMOC CITY— A 61-year-old laborer who went out to gather firewood was found dead in a fishpond on Saturday evening, August 9, in Sitio Lawis, Barangay Candadam, Baybay City.
Police identified the victim only as...
Haiyan advocacy resets tree-planting project to coincide with Yolanda anniversary, aligns with bypass...
TACLOBAN CITY — The PH Haiyan Advocacy, Inc. has moved the launch of its Adopt-a-Tree Planting Project along the Tacloban Bypass Road from August 16 to November 8, 2025, to align with the newly...
Young entrepreneurs shine in Samar’s 3rd YES Start-Up Camp
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 21 aspiring young business owners took center stage during the 3rd Youth Entrepreneurship Support (YES) Start-Up Camp for Young Entrepreneurs, held from August 6 to 11 in Catbalogan City—a...
PNP SOCO officer dies after mission to recover slain NPA rebels in Northern...
TACLOBAN CITY – A police forensics officer from the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) unit in Northern Samar drowned after their motorboat capsized while returning from a mission to retrieve the bodies of...
Man accused of theft arrested hours after incident in Baybay City
ORMOC CITY- A 57-year-old construction worker, alias “Danilo,” was arrested on July 30 in Baybay City after allegedly stealing a bag containing P12,500 in cash and IDs from a store in Sitio Lonoy, Barangay...