Beltejar: drug money used to protect illegal activity of Espinosa
TACLOBAN CITY- Police Regional Director Chief Supt. Elmer Beltejar said that drug money has apparently been used by those in the illegal drug business to provide them protection.
Beltejar was reacting to the revelation of...
Barangay leader, drug pusher shot to death in Calbayog City
CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, CAMPETIC, Palo, Leyte- A barangay leader and an alleged drug pusher were killed by armed men in this city in separate incidents.
Killed were Estrella Olyado, 53 and barangay chairwoman of Brgy.Guinbaoyan...
Calbayog students adjudged second best in a robotics competition
TACLOBAN CITY-The team from Saint Augustine International School (SAIS) of Calbayog City won 2nd place at the 15th Philippine Robotics Olympiad (PRO) held in SM City, North EDSA.
The PRO is an annual science educational...
Unused Baybay City’s library converted into a drug rehab center
BAYBAY CITY- A rehabilitation center will soon to be operational in this city as part of its support to the national government campaign against illegal drugs.
“Our public library building, which is newly constructed and...
DOH declares diarrhea outbreak in Biliran town
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has declared diarrhea outbreak in the town of Cabucgayan, Biliran after the water-borne disease has downed its 170 residents in the past few days.
The DOH tagged...
Tacloban City gov’t Oxfam, Smart and PayMaya introduced financial inclusion program for ‘Yolanda’ survivors
TACLOBAN CITY-International aid organization Oxfam, Smart Communications and PayMaya Philippines, in collaboration with the city government of Tacloban, launched on Sunday (Sept. 11) a financial inclusion program aimed at making communities more resilient through...