Amid killer virus, Catholics opted for traditional Ash Wednesday in Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY--The dreaded coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) did not stop the devoted Catholics in attending the traditional Ash Wednesday to signal the start of the 40-day Lent season in Eastern Visayas on February 26.
“I am...
Samar bishops to lead peace negotiations in Samar
BORONGAN CITY-The three bishops of Samar Island vowed to lead the peace negotiations with the insurgents in Samar.
During the 43rd Samar Island for Peace and Development (SIPPAD) assembly held on Thursday (Feb.20), Borongan City...
Personal grudge eyes as motive on the killing of a teenager in Guiuan town
TACLOBAN CITY- A 19-year old man was killed while his 16-year old cousin managed to cheat death after a still unidentified suspect shot them in Guiuan town, Eastern Samar on Tuesday night.
Staff Sergeant Relvin...
‘Shabu’ runner arrested in a buy-bust operation in Leyte town
TANAUAN, Leyte- The Leyte Provincial Police Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (LPPO-PDEU) led by Police Capt. Jhon Ray Layog and Tanauan Police Station led by Police Capt. Delfin Dinky Bardillon conducted a buy bust operation...
PESO sets deployment of SPES workers on April 20
TACLOBAN CITY – The Public Employment Service Office (PESO) has announced that it will start the deployment on April 20, 2020, of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) workers to the...
500 ‘Yolanda’ housing beneficiaries stand to lose their units due to non-occupancy
TACLOBAN CITY-At least 500 housing beneficiaries from this city stand to lose their units if they could not justify why they don’t occupy their houses, more than five years after they received them.
The beneficiaries...