Romualdez downplays anti-dynasty debate, cites constitutional hurdles and urgent national issues
TACLOBAN CITY — Mayor Alfred Romualdez played down the renewed debate over the proposed anti-dynasty bill, saying the measure remains legally complicated and risks being struck down unless it is carefully aligned with the...
Truck driver injured in family dispute, suspect arrested in Kananga
KANANGA, Leyte- A 33-year-old truck driver was injured during a family altercation in Sitio Balimbing, Barangay Aguiting, this town on December 3, 2025, after being hacked by his uncle, police reported.
The victim, identified only...
Three NPA members yield in Leyte after family appeals, says Army
TACLOBAN CITY — Three alleged members of the New People’s Army(NPA) operating in Leyte have surrendered to the 93rd Infantry Battalion following persistent calls from their families to come home ahead of the Christmas...
52 former NPA members receive safe conduct passes in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY — About 52 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, were issued safe conduct passes during a ceremony held on Wednesday,...
P20-a-kilo rice now available across all Samar provinces as Eastern Samar joins program
TACLOBAN CITY — Rice priced at P20 per kilo is now available in all three provinces of Samar following the inclusion of Eastern Samar in the government’s subsidized rice distribution beginning December 15, completing...
U.S.-supported workshop aims for safer, tsunami-ready Philippines
Manila-The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) trained more than 140 national and provincial government officials and civil society representatives...