Barangay chairman shot in Calbayog City over personal grudge
ORMOC CITY-A barangay chairman is currently recuperating in a hospital after surviving a shooting incident on Sunday morning, March 23, at Purok 2, Barangay Sinidman Occidental, Oquendo District, Calbayog City.
Authorities identified the victim as...
Woman arrested for ‘swertres‘ in Northern Samar
ORMOC CITY- A 39-year-old woman was arrested for engaging in illegal ‘swertres’ operations during an anti-illegal gambling operation conducted by the San Roque Municipal Police Station (MPS) and the Provincial Intelligence Unit of the...
‘Habal-habal’ driver arrested in Biliran buy-bust operation
ORMOC CITY- A ‘habal-habal’ driver was apprehended in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) of the Biliran Provincial Police Office and the Station Drug Enforcement Team of the local...
DAR opens anew scholarship program for dependents of ARBs
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is again accepting applications for the DAR Scholarship Program for the Dependents of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (DSP-DARBs).
This scholarship program aims to provide financial support to...
Vote-buying likened to incurable illness, ‘cancer’ of democracy
TACLOBAN CITY-Vote-selling and vote-buying can be considered as a modern cancer of democracy being compared to an illness that does not heal and hinders the constitutional right of suffrage of every citizen.
This was emphasized...
Man drowns as shear line triggers widespread flooding in Eastern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – A 66-year-old man drowned after his pump boat capsized amid strong currents as a shear line triggered widespread flooding in Eastern Samar on March 20, Thursday.
Authorities identified the fatality as Alberto...