Eastern Visayas posts USD 25.80 million trade surplus in January 2025
TACLOBAN CITY-In January 2025, Eastern Visayas posted a balance of trade in goods (BoT-G) worth USD 25.80 million, indicating a trade surplus in contrast to the USD 57.51 million trade deficit in January 2024.
The...
Electrical malfunction sparks fire that guts house in Carigara
ORMOC CITY– A residential house was reduced to ashes after a fire—suspected to have been caused by an electrical malfunction—broke out late Saturday morning, June 14, at the Vergabrille Housing Project in Barangay Parag-um,...
UNICEF: Climate-resilient schools crucial to address the learning crisis
Manila- As children returned to school on Monday, June 16, and as the rainy season begins, UNICEF Philippines urges the Philippine government to promote safe, equitable, and continuous access to quality education by making...
Elderly man found dead in a creek; drowning suspected
ORMOC CITY- A 77-year-old man was found dead, floating in a creek in Barangay Cayare, San Miguel, Leyte, on Sunday afternoon, June 15 with authorities believe he may have accidentally drowned.
Police identified the victim...
No. 3 regional drug target nabbed in a buy-bust Tacloban City
TACLOBAN CITY – A high-value drug personality ranked No. 3 in the regional priority target list was arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of Police Station 1...
Farmer electrocuted after touching live wire in Southern Leyte
ORMOC CITY- A 40-year-old farmer was found dead near an electric drop wire in a rice field in Barangay Ichon, Purok Binog, Macrohon, Southern Leyte, late Saturday evening, June 14.
Authorities suspect electrocution as the...