United States signs civil nuclear cooperation agreement with the Philippines
On November 16, 2023, the United States and the Philippines signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, commonly known as a “123 Agreement,” at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco.
Upon entry into...
DPWH, Eagles group conduct blood-letting activity
GOVERNMENT CENTER, PALO, Leyte- The regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in collaboration with the Fraternal Order of Eagles (Philippine Eagles), Central Tacloban Engineers Eagles Club, Central Tacloban Engineers...
96 families in Lope de Vega affected by flooding due to LPA, shear...
ORMOC CITY- About 96 families from Lope de Vega, Northern Samar were evacuated to the different evacuation centers amid flooding it experienced due to a low-pressure area and shear line-induced rain.
Municipal information officer Francine...
NPA rebel killed in a clash in Northern Samar
ORMOC CITY- An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter in Pambujan, Northern Samar.
In a belated report from the 8th Infantry Division based in Catbalogan City, the said...
2 suspects arrested in a buy-bust operation in Maasin City; shabu worth P34,000 ...
ORMOC CITY- A high-valued individual who is on the drug watch list of the Philippine National Police (PNP) was arrested in Maasin City on Sunday (Nov. 19).
Arrested was Jude Toby Aguilar, said to be...
5.2 rattles parts of Leyte and Samar
TACLOBAN CITY- A 5.2 magnitude quake in several parts in Leyte and Samar provinces at about 12:57 pm on Monday (Nov. 20).
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the tremor, which...