8,000 Eastern Samar students to benefit from CHED tuition aid
TACLOBAN CITY — Around 8,000 students in Eastern Samar are expected to benefit from the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) program of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), providing financial support to qualified students enrolled...
NIA-8 gives Ormoc irrigators P1.2M livelihood aid for rice trading
TACLOBAN CITY — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Eastern Visayas has extended P1.2 million in livelihood assistance to an irrigators’ federation in Ormoc City to help expand its rice trading business and generate...
Top regional most wanted person arrested in Surigao del Sur
ORMOC CITY— Police arrested in Surigao del Sur a 53-year-old farmer from Albuera, Leyte, who is listed as the region’s top most wanted person in connection with multiple counts of qualified rape.
Johnny Cayanong, a...
Government services made accessible:PSA partners with DOLE to serve Abuyog community
The Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office VIII (PSA RSSO 8) brought its National ID and Civil Registry System (CRS) services directly to the residents of Abuyog, Leyte, during a Job Fair organized...
Jail officer held after suspected shabu found inside Ormoc City Jail
ORMOC CITY — A jail officer assigned to guard inmates was placed under police custody after a sachet containing suspected shabu allegedly fell from his pocket while he was eating with fellow personnel inside...
Two wanted persons arrested in separate Ormoc lascivious conduct cases
ORMOC CITY — Police arrested two wanted persons in separate operations in Ormoc City and Manila over charges involving acts of lasciviousness and lascivious conduct, authorities said.
First arrested was Michael Harane, alias “Inig,” 47,...