Mayor of rebel-infested Samar town backs anti-terror bill
TACLOBAN CITY – The mayor of the remote town of Matuguinao, Samar has called on critics to look into the plight of villagers in provinces affected by armed struggle before maligning the proposed Anti-Terrorism...
Northern Samar mayor places town under lockdown
Move meant to contain spread of virus
TACLOBAN CITY- The mayor of San Isidro in Northern Samar has placed under lockdown a village where the town’s first cases of COVID-19 resides.
Mayor Ferdinand Avila said that...
Barangay councilor arrested in a buy-bust operation
TACLOBAN CITY-Police arrested a barangay councilor during a buy-bust operation here in the city Saturday (June 6).
The suspect was identified as Arthur Dave Degalla, 38, married and kagawad of Barangay 51-A, this city.
Purchased from...
Unattended cooking burns 4 houses in Capoocan town
ORMOC CITY-A midday fire on Sunday at the town’s poblacion in Capoocan, Leyte was caused by an unattended cooking, said SFO2 Leo Hernandez, fire investigator of the town’s fire bureau.
The blaze gutted down four...
Lightning kills man in Samar
TACLOBAN CITY-A 23-year old man was killed after he was hit by a lightning in Zumarraga town in Samar province on Sunday (June 7) while he was trying to untie a rope of their...
PRO-8 turns over 597 units of ISO equipment
PALO, Leyte – The Police Regional Office (PRO-8) has turned over 597 units of Internal Security Operations (ISO) equipment to its different units.
PRO-8 Regional Director Police Brigadier General Bernabe Balba said that the 597...