Mindanao-based firm eyes water development projects in Northern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – To help address persistent water supply challenges across Northern Samar, Mindanao-based Hanabana Water Supply Corporation has conducted site inspections and coordination meetings in eight municipalities as part of a potential partnership...
Newly tagged drug suspect arrested in a buy-bust in Carigara
ORMOC CITY- A newly identified drug personality classified as a street-level individual (SLI) was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of the Carigara Municipal Police Station on...
Construction worker killed in broad daylight shooting in Albuera
ORMOC CITY – A construction worker was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in Barangay Sherwood, Albuera, Leyte, in a broad daylight attack on Thursday morning, June 26.
The victim, known only by his alias...
8ID’s anti-insurgency drive gains ground: 7 rebels killed, key leaders surrender in Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – At least alleged members of the New People’s Army or NPA were killed while several others have returned to the fold of the law following series of operations by government troops...
DICT donates laptops to 23 LGUs in Eastern Visayas under its digital literacy program
TACLOBAN CITY – In a push to promote digital literacy and inclusion, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in the region has distributed laptops to 23 local government units (LGUs) in the...
Top drug suspects nabbed in Leyte; over P340K worth of shabu seized
ORMOC CITY – In a major breakthrough in Eastern Visayas’ anti-drug campaign, two high-profile drug suspects were arrested and over P340,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized during a joint buy-bust operation in Barangay...