Former rebels launch rice retailing enterprise with P500K DOLE support in Eastern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – A group of 21 former rebels in Eastern Samar has officially begun operating a rice retailing enterprise after receiving a P500,000 livelihood package from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)...
GCash unlocks Google Pay for millions of Filipinos
The highly anticipated feature, available to select users now, promises faster, simpler, and more connected payments for all GCash customers soon.
Following the official launch of Google Pay in the Philippines, GCash, the country’s biggest...
DRRM meet assesses E. Visayas disaster vulnerability, response strategies
TACLOBAN CITY-Local government officials, disaster response agencies, community leaders, and civil society organizations gathered Wednesday, Nov.19, as the University of the Philippines Tacloban College hosted the “Pagburubligay Kontra Kataragman: Eastern Visayas Disaster Risk Reduction...
Recovered pistol confirms link to soldier’s 2023 killing in Jaro clash
Ormoc City — A caliber .45 pistol recovered by government troops in Jaro, Leyte has been confirmed as the service firearm of a soldier tortured and slain by communist rebels in 2023, strengthening the...
No. 10 regional drug target nabbed in Biliran buy-bust
ORMOC CITY- A drug personality ranked No. 10 in the regional priority target list was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Caraycaray, Naval in Biliran on Friday, November 14.
The suspect, identified by police...
‘Habal-habal’ driver arrested in a sting operation in Ormoc City
ORMOC CITY — A ‘habal-habal’ driver listed as a street-level drug personality was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team of Police Station 5 on Saturday night, November 8,...