Palapag LGU, police ink pact to boost community safety, disaster preparedness
TACLOBAN CITY — In a move to strengthen public safety and disaster preparedness at the grassroots level, the local government of Palapag in Northern Samar and its local police have formalized their partnership through...
Four injured as passenger tricycle plunges into roadside canal in Biliran
ORMOC CITY— Four people were injured after a passenger tricycle veered off the road and fell into a roadside canal along the national highway in Sitio St. Joseph, Barangay Cabibihan, Caibiran, Biliran on Tuesday...
Overheated power bank blamed for van fire in Tacloban City
ORMOC CITY — A parked Toyota Deluxe Van was damaged by fire in Barangay 90, Payapay, San Jose in Tacloban City on Tuesday morning, January 6, with investigators pointing to an overheated power bank...
Gov. Evardone orders heightened security in Oras after killing of barangay chairman
In Eastern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY — Eastern Samar Governor Ralph Vincent “RV” Evardone has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the province to strengthen and heighten security measures in the town of Oras following...
Barangay exec killed in stabbing attack in Oras, Eastern Samar
ORMOC CITY- A sitting barangay chairman was killed in a stabbing attack in Barangay Tiguib here on Tuesday morning, January 6, in an incident that has shocked the local community and prompted a swift...
US retired Navy veteran dies of heart failure in Basey, Samar – PRO-8
TACLOBAN CITY — A 59-year-old American retiree and former Navy personnel died of heart failure at Basey District Hospital, Samar, on New Year’s Day, police reported.
According to the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8), the...