Former NPA leader arrested in Leyte town
Part of the mass purging in the 1980s
TACLOBAN CITY- An alleged ranking member of the communist group was arrested by government forces in Inopacan town, Leyte province on Tuesday (July 14) afternoon.
Arrested was Felomino...
Maasin City’s new quarantine facility now ready for returnees
TACLOBAN CITY – Maasin City Mayor Nacional Mercado disclosed that their new quarantine facility is almost complete and ready to accommodate arriving locally stranded individuals (LSIs).
The facility can accommodate around 50 individuals, the mayor...
Thriving barter community members welcome DTI’s non-tax pronouncement
TACLOBAN CITY - The barter community in Tacloban welcomes the clarification made by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on an earlier report that online barter is illegal and must be taxed.
Some residents...
SCAN System set to take effect on July 16
Based on the executive order issued by Mayor Romualdez
TACLOBAN CITY- In order to improve and standardize the COVID-19 surveillance activity in the city, Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez signed Executive No. 2020-07-026 or “An Executive...
Portal containing list of LSIs and returning OFWs launched by RIATF
TACLOBAN CITY – An online portal containing information on locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and returning overseas workers were launched on Monday by the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (RIATF).
The online portal,...
Cop, health worker among latest to be afflicted of COVID-19 in the region
TACLOBAN CITY-A police officer and a health worker were among the latest individuals from Eastern Visayas who were infected by the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19), raising the region’s total cases to 646.
The police officer sickened...