LOCAL NEWS
by Miriam G. Desacada The Ombudsman for the Visayas dismissed, for lack of evidence, the administrative and criminal complaints against the then vice mayor Ramon Oñate (now mayor) of Palompon,…
by Miriam G. Desacada Incumbent Mayor Remedio Veloso of San Isidro, Leyte and three of his relatives, one of them a police officer, are now facing a murder complaint for…
The Borongan Diocese in Eastern Samar has raised anew the public’s protest against the mining operations that have “escalated” more at Homonhon island in Guiuan town of the province. In…
by Miriam G. Desacada Home products such as baskets, mats, hammocks, fans, lamps and table decors, among others—made of native materials—and recently fashion accessories such as brooches, pins, bracelets, and…
by Miriam G. Desacada Senator Imee Marcos calmly denied rumors that her mother, former first lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos is now in critical health condition and may even had passed…
By Miriam G. Desacada Taft Hydro, a renewable energy company based in Taft, Eastern Samar, had launched a giant bamboo planting project in the 4th class town of Motiong in…
The Borongan Diocese in Eastern Samar has raised anew the public’s protest against the mining operations that have “escalated” more at Homonhon island in Guiuan town of the province. In…
By Miriam G. Desacada The regional military and police commands in Eastern Visayas on Wednesday issued separate statements declaring as “fake news” or a “hoax” about a warning circulated in…
by Miriam G. Desacada Fresh from his recent presidential appointment (March 28) as executive director of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), retired Army general…
by Miriam G. Desacada Political violence at this early—considering the forthcoming barangay and SK elections months from now—is one of the angles being looked into by investigators as the motive…