IN PARANAS, SAMAR Re-electionist brgy. captain shot dead
by Meriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–Unidentified gunmen shot dead a barangay captain in front of his wife while he was attending to his farm on Saturday (Sept. 23) morning. Police…
CATBALOGAN MASSACRE Man admits murder of wife, kids; and in killing wife’s pa years ago
by Meriam G. Desacada Tacloban City-‘The gruesome massacre of a mother and her two children last month at Barangay Pupua in Catbalogan City turned into its most barbaric state when…
NPA killed in Northern Samar Clash
Catbalogan City – An unidentified Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army Terrorist (CNT) was killed in an encounter with the troops of 20th Infantry Battalion in the…
AT PALOMPON, LEYTE Court issues TRO vs DENR-8’s excavation at chicken farm site
by Meriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–A temporary restraining order (TRO) was issued by the court last week prohibiting DENR-8 Regional Executive Director Lormelyn Claudio and other agencies from conducting excavation…
SAMAR POLICE INITIATIVE Organic farming training held for insurgency victims
by Meriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–A livelihood seminar and training on organic farming had been conducted by the Samar Police Provincial Office (SPPO) for the victims of abuse and insurgency…
SAMAR’S TOWN ELECTIONS Chairman bets in 19 of 20 barangays run unopposed
by Meriam G. Desacada Catbalogan City–Candidates for chairman in 19 of 20 barangays of Matuginao, Samar are guaranteed winners because they are running without any opposition in the coming Barangay…
Leyte Provincial PNP starts checkpoints for BSK polls
By Meriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–Bracing for security measures at the start of the election period for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) Elections this year, the Leyte Police Provincial…
NPA member surrenders with guns; troops also found hidden rifle, bomb
by Meriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–A part-time member of the CPP-NPA, identified only as alias Athan, surrendered to the troops of the 63rd Infantry Battalion at sitio Bagti in Barangay…
IN EASTERN SAMAR 14 NPA members surrender with firearms, banned mines
By Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–Fourteen members of the New People’s Army (NPA) communist terrorists, 12 of them part-timers belonging to the so-called Unit Militia, surrendered to the 78th Infantry…
IN GANDARA, SAMAR Two killed, 2 hurt in shooting; police to file raps vs 6 suspects
by Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–Charges are set to be filed by the police against six suspects in a shooting incident at a river in Gandara, Samar Thursday (August 17)…