Marina to expedite processing of voyage permits amid San Juanico crisis
TACLOBAN CITY- Cheryl Pascua, regional director of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) Region 8, pledged to expedite special permits for ship companies seeking new routes due to the 3-ton weight limit restrictions on the...
Canadian national found dead in Leyte apartment, decomposition suggests days-old death
ORMOC CITY– A 54-year-old Canadian national, earlier seen alive just days ago, was discovered dead in his rented apartment in Barangay F.E. Marcos, Calubian, Leyte, on the morning of Thursday, May 22.
Authorities reported that...
Cumigad commends 101 cops for service in BARMM elections
After Mindanao poll duties
TACLOBAN CITY – After successfully completing their election duties in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), 101 police personnel from the Philippine National Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) returned...
8ID launches massive “Pagparig-on” exercise to boost defense and disaster response in...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army conducted a large-scale military exercise dubbed “Pagparig-on” on Wednesday, May 21, across Eastern Visayas to strengthen its combat readiness, crisis response capabilities, and...
Barangay tanod turns over improvised firearm to police in Leyte town
ORMOC CITY– A barangay peacekeeping officer voluntarily surrendered an improvised firearm, locally known as a “sumpak,” to local authorities on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 2, in Barangay Parasan, Leyte town.
Police identified the barangay...
Elderly woman found dead in a river in Palo town
ORMOC CITY- A female senior citizen was found lifeless, floating in the Tacuranga River in Sitio Kantukling, Barangay Tacuranga, Palo, Leyte at around 7:00 am on Wednesday, May 22.
Police identified the victim only by...