Elderly fisherman found lifeless beside fish pen in Northern Samar
ORMOC CITY— The lifeless body of an 85-year-old fisherman was discovered by a fellow fisherman near a fish pen around 9 pm on February 24, in Barangay Lo-ok, Lapinig, Northern Samar.
Police identified the victim...
Mother and daughter die in Leyte road crash after motorcycle hit by truck
ORMOC CITY-A mother and her daughter were killed after the motorcycle they were riding was rear-ended by a truck and trapped underneath it along the national highway of Barangay Cantandoy, Palompon town, at around...
Eastern Visayas welcomes 93 new jail officers
PALO, Leyte – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Regional Office 8 (BJMP-8) on Wednesday, July 16, officially welcomed 93 newly-appointed Jail Officer 1 (JO1) recruits during a solemn oath-taking ceremony at the...
CSC-8 tackles cross-dressing in government workplaces
TACLOBAN CITY-The Civil Service Commission in Region 8 (CSC-8) reiterated its recognition of diversity in the public sector and affirms the right of all employees to a safe and inclusive working environment including dress...
U.S. Embassy, DepEd-Davao City partner to train alternative learning system teachers
Davao City-On June 4 and 5, the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Regional English Language Office (RELO) and the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) Davao City Division conducted an intensive workshop that trained forty...
Gov’t launches FARM program to boost rice production, lower prices in Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev), formerly known as the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), has signed a memorandum of agreement with key stakeholders to roll out the...