‘Habal-habal’ driver nabbed in Biliran buy-bust
ORMOC CITY– A 39-year-old ‘habal-habal’ driver, alias “Rolan,” was arrested in a buy-bust operation by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) in Sitio Upper Dapdap, Barangay Agpangi, at 6:42 am on February 21.
Authorities seized...
2 arrested for transporting undocumented coco lumber in Samar
ORMOC CITY- Two individuals were apprehended by local police after attempting to evade a checkpoint while transporting undocumented coconut lumber on February 26, in Barangay Anquiana, San Jorge, Samar.
San Jorge OIC-Chief of Police, PCpt....
College student found dead in apparent suicide in Eastern Samar
ORMOC CITY - A 22-year-old college student was found lifeless in his room after allegedly hanging himself on February 24, in Barangay 1, Maydolong, Eastern Samar.
The victim, identified by police as alias “Chard,” was...
Missing traffic enforcer found dead in ravine after 10 days
ORMOC CITY- A traffic enforcer who had been missing for 10 days was found lifeless and in a state of decomposition at the foot of a ravine in Sitio Ungay, Barangay 5, Balangkayan, Eastern...
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...
Eastern Visayas posts US$39.46 million trade deficit in October 2024
TACLOBAN CITY- The region’s total external trade in goods in October 2024 was posted at USD 475.19 million, 8.5 percent lower than the US$ 519.20 million total trade in October 2023.
Of the total external...