Known humanitarian worker denies terrorism financing charges, appeals for end to ‘persecution’ of NGOs
TACLOBAN CITY — An award-winning humanitarian worker from Leyte is appealing to the national government to end what she calls the “persecution” of legitimate development organizations, following her indictment for terrorism financing—allegations she strongly...
Gov’t agencies coordinate response to San Juanico Bridge weight limit
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Transportation (DOTr), and other government agencies are working to ease the impact of the 3-ton weight limit on the San Juanico Bridge.
DA Assistant Secretary...
Northern Samar leads Region 8 in completing 2024 barangay development projects
Part to combat insurgency problem
TACLOBAN CITY — The province of Northern Samar has become the first in Eastern Visayas to fully complete its 2024 Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) projects funded under the...
EVSU instructor dies in head-on motorcycle collision in Ormoc City
ORMOC CITY – An instructor from the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) Ormoc Campus was killed in a head-on motorcycle collision in the early hours of Sunday, May 25, along the national highway in...
Farmer nabbed in a buy-bust operation
ORMOC CITY– A 48-year-old farmer listed as a street level individual on the local drug watchlist was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) on Sunday night, May...
GCash provides free health insurance to millions of Filipinos through buy load service
In line with the Philippines’ efforts to further boost the local insurance industry, GCash, the country’s leading finance super app, is introducing a new feature to unlock access to insurance for millions of Filipinos.
The...