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PRO-8 probes alleged drinking spree inside E. Samar police station

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 16 -- The Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) has launched an investigation into the alleged drinking session of cops on duty inside a police station in Eastern Samar province. In a ... Read More


Eastern Visayas logs low inflation rate this year

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 16 -- Eastern Visayas keeps a 0.6 percent record-low inflation rate (IR) from January to November 2025, way below the regional development plan target, the Philippine Statistics Au... Read More


Christmas tree made by inmates sparks hope in Northern Samar

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 16 -- Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Northern Samar Provincial Jail (NSPJ) built a giant Christmas tree made of recyclables as part of the local government's correctiona... Read More


DENR Region 8 kicks off marine research station project

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 15 -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has begun establishing the Guiuan Marine Scientific Research Station (MSRS) in Barangay Baras, Guiuan, Eastern Sama... Read More


DA rolls out P20/kg rice program in 2 Leyte towns

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 15 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office here on Monday officially rolled out the "Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na" program in two towns in Leyte province in its bid t... Read More


PBBM lauds early reopening of San Juanico Bridge

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 12 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday led the reopening of the San Juanico Bridge to heavier vehicles after six months of retrofitting, completing the work ahead of the... Read More


NPA rebel killed in Northern Samar clash

Manila, Dec. 11 -- A member of the New People's Army (NPA) was killed in a clash with soldiers in the upland Gusaran village in Silvino Lubos, Northern Samar on Wednesday. The Philippine Army (PA) sa... Read More


38-MT milkfish harvest eyed in Ormoc's Mariculture Park

Manila, Dec. 9 -- The city government of Ormoc is eyeing a 38-metric ton milkfish harvest in the second half of 2026 with the operation of the newly launched mariculture park. The newly launched 24.5... Read More


Northern Samar launches P20/kilo rice program

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 8 -- The Northern Samar provincial government launched on Monday the "Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!" program, providing affordable rice to low-income families in the province. The prog... Read More


Classes, work suspended in Eastern Visayas due to Wilma

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 5 -- Several local government units in Eastern Visayas have suspended work in the government and classes at all levels on Friday as Tropical Depression Wilma continues to dump heav... Read More