Boy, 12, drowns in Palo River
TACLOBAN CITY — A 12-year-old boy died after drowning while swimming in a river in Palo, Leyte on Sunday morning, March 22.
The victim, identified only as “Gino,” a Grade 5 student from Barangay Arado,...
Northern Samar eyes food processing hub inside jail to boost inmate livelihood
TACLOBAN CITY — Authorities in Northern Samar are moving forward with plans to establish a food processing facility inside the provincial jail, aiming to equip inmates with livelihood skills and support their rehabilitation.
A joint...
President Marcos rolls out cash aid, subsidies to cushion impact of rising oil prices
“Ngayon, higit kailanman, kailangan natin ang pagtutulungan ng bawat isa. Walang iwanan, walang maiiwan sa pagharap natin sa hamong ito.”
Thus declared President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, announcing a series of government measures,...
Feasibility study for Luzon–Visayas Bridge slated for 2026; Visayas–Mindanao link planned
TACLOBAN CITY — A long-envisioned land connection linking Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao
moves closer to reality, with a feasibility study for a proposed Luzon–Visayas bridge or undersea tunnel set for this year, while a Visayas–Mindanao...
DAR Leyte opens PelikulAgraryo 2026: student filmmakers to showcase agrarian reform stories for over...
TACLOBAN CITY —Aspiring student filmmakers across Eastern Visayas now have a platform to tell powerful stories of agrarian reform, as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Leyte launches the second edition of PelikulAgraryo 2026.
The...
Out-of-school teen stabbed at school; suspect arrested
In Northern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY-A 16-year-old girl was stabbed Sunday evening, March 8, while inside an elementary school in Barangay Dolores, Las Navas, Northern Samar, prompting the immediate arrest of the alleged attacker by barangay...