13 Soldiers Who Neutralized Top Communist Leaders in Eastern Visayas Receive Awards
Tacloban City, – – The Army’s 8th 8th Infantry Division Commander, Major General Adonis Ariel Orio commended the operating troops of the 19th Infantry Battalion for their accomplishments in operations…
3 more NPA Rebels Killed, Firearms Seized in Northern Samar recent encounters
by Miriam G Desacada Tacloban City, Samar—The top military leadership in Eastern Visayas region have confirmed three more NPA terrorists were killed and two M16 rifles were seized after an…
Senate urged to pass bill declaring Panaon Island protected seascape
By Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–A little more than a year today since the House of Representatives approved a bill declaring Panaon Island of Southern Leyte a protected seascape, the…
N.SAMAR GOV CITES MEDIA’S VITAL ROLE
By Nestor Abrematea TACLOBAN CITY — Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Marino Ongchuan cited the vital role of the local media in the dissemination of information and truth in the light…
IN NORTHERN SAMAR Gov. Ongchuan eyes to seta Coconut Industrial Park
by Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City-Governor Edwin Ongchuan of Northern Samar is now poised to convert the province into the country’s center of coconut industry development by drawing investors for…
Leyte 4th dist. Rep. Gomez proposes for separate Western Leyte province
by Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City-Representative Richard “Goma” Gomez (4th district, Leyte) earlier this month filed House Bill 11077 creating the province of Western Leyte, which will be culled from…
8ID Commander Honors Wounded-In-Action Soldiers
Catbalogan City, Samar – The 8th Infantry (Stormtroopers) Division’s Commander, Maj.Gen.Adonis Ariel Orio, awarded medals to four soldiers recuperating at Camp Lukban Station Hospital in Barangay Maulong, Catbalogan City, Samar,…
Several High-Powered Firearms Seized anew; NPA captured in Northern Samar Clashes
Catbalogan City, Samar– A member of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) was captured during a focused military operation conducted by the 52nd Infantry Battalion (52IB) in the hinterlands of Barangay…
IN 3RD DIST., LEYTE Wing-wing Veloso’s candidacy for Congress faces nullification
by Miriam G. Desacada Ormoc City–The candidacy of Emmanuel “Wing-wing” Balmoria Veloso (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) for a seat in the House of Representatives (3rd district, Leyte) has been contested…
Wage hikes for workers in E. Visayas approved
Tacloban. City–Workers in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) are in for a Christmas gift this year, after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Reg. 8 (RTWPB-8) approved early this month increases…