Ombudsman suspends Burauen mayor over irregular marriage certificate signing
TACLOBAN CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the six-month suspension without pay of Burauen, Leyte Mayor Fe Renomeron for signing a marriage certificate in 2014 despite not having personally officiated the...
Philippines welcomes new batch of Peace Corps volunteers
MANILA- On July 14, the U.S. Peace Corps in the Philippines welcomed the arrival in Manila of 48 American Volunteers and seven short-term Response Volunteers who will serve alongside Filipino partners to support education,...
Northern Samar from one of the poorest to one of the most improved provinces...
‘Malayo Pa Pero Malayo Na”
There was a time when a simple meal of rice and dried fish, or bulad was enough. For many families in Northern Samar, that was not just a choice it...
Village official shot dead in Calbayog City
TACLOBAN CITY- An incumbent barangay chairman was shot dead while his wife sustained a gunshot wound after unidentified gunmen opened fire on the couple in broad daylight on Wednesday, July 23 in Calbayog City.
The...
Biliran’s No. 5 most wanted nabbed for statutory rape
ORMOC CITY – Police in Naval, Biliran arrested the province’s No. 5 most wanted person in a statutory rape case during a joint operation on Sunday, July 21, 2025.
Authorities apprehended Jovanie Oriendo, 25, a...
Driver arrested for illegal firing, possession of unlicensed firearm
ORMOC CITY-A 52-year-old driver was arrested for indiscriminate firing and illegal possession of a firearm on July 15, in Town Homes Village, Barangay A. Bonifacio, Mayorga, Leyte.
The suspect, identified only as alias “Niel,” was...