LOCAL NEWS
Catbalogan City, Samar – The Army’s 8th Infantry Division hilippine Army’s on Wednesday identified two insurgents killed in recent armed encounters, including a high-ranking Communist-NPA leader from seven simultaneous clashes…
by Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–The Ombudsman, finding probable cause, approved the filing in court a criminal complaint against Tanauan (Leyte) Mayor Gina Merilo for violation of Section 3 (e)…
CAMP VICENTE LUKBAN, Catbalogan City, Samar – A series of armed encounters occurred between the Army’s 803rd Infantry Brigade and members of the Regional Guerrilla Unit (RGU) under the Eastern…
CAMP VICENTE LUKBAN, Catbalogan City, Samar – The 8ID Stormtroopers Press Corps, together with Brigadier General Perfecto P. Peñaredondo, Acting Commander of the 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, and other…
by Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–The chairwoman of Barangay Mataloto of Leyte town in Leyte, while driving her motorcycle, was shot dead by riding-in-tandem gunmen at 5 p.m. yesterday at…
by Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–A Leyteño had been appointed to assume office as the new regional executive director (RED) of the DENR-Region 8, replacing Lormelyn Claudio. Environment Secretary Maria…
by Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–Soldiers of the Catbalogan (Samar)-based 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division (8ID) of the Philippine Army were sent posthaste to the Bicol region to assist authorities and…
By Miriam G. Desacada Palompon Leyte-The barangay chairman of Manlawaan in Tabango, Leyte yesterday filed at the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office a criminal complaint against Rep. Richard “Goma” Gomez (4th district,…
by Miriam G. Desacada Palo,Leyte–Distribution utilities and generation companies must refund consumers in Eastern Visayas of their payments for electricity, which were supplied via coal energy through illegal power contracts…
By Miriam G. Desacada Borongan City–House Minority Leader Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan is urging the government to provide “adequate protection and security” to key witnesses in the quad committee’s ongoing probe…