DPWH eyes raising San Juanico Bridge load limit to 33 tons to ease traffic...
TACLOBAN CITY – In a bid to ease worsening congestion and restore regional connectivity, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the region is considering increasing the load limit of the San...
Brigada Eskwela, enrollment for SY 2025-2026 kicks off simultaneously across EV
TACLOBAN CITY – Public schools across the region and th rest of the country are once again coming to life as Brigada Eskwela and enrollment for the 2025–2026 school year officially begin Monday, June...
Newly identified drug suspect nabbed in a sting operation
ORMOC CITY– A 33-year-old man recently added to the local drug watchlist was arrested during a buy-bust operation on June 4, in Sitio Calero, Barangay Casilda, Merida, Leyte.
The suspect, known by the alias “Pipo,”...
‘Habal-habal’ driver arrested in anti-drug operation
ORMOC CITY– A 44-year-old ‘habal-habal’ driver listed as a street-level drug personality was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) on May 29, in Barangay Imelda, Matag-ob, Leyte.
The...
Jobless man nabbed in Hilongos drug buy-bust
ORMOC CITY- A newly identified drug peddler was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of the local police on May 29, in Barangay Tabunok, Hilongos, Leyte.
The suspect,...
Over 3.7 million in Eastern Visayas are basic literate—PSA
TACLOBAN CITY – Seventeen out of every 20 individuals aged five years and older in Eastern Visayas are considered basic literate, according to the results of the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media...