IN EASTERN SAMAR :Borongan bishop leads renewed protests vs mining in Homonhon
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…
IN EASTERN VISAYASPNP, Army assure public: NPA loomingattack in crowded places a hoax, fake
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…
ELCAC head Torres visits EV,plans ways to end insurgency
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…
EARLY POLL VIOLENCE? 3 dead, 2 wounded,in Calbayog shooting
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…
PSA: Region 8s economy increased by 6.8 percent in 2022
By Miriam G.Desacada Tacloban City– Eastern Visayas’ economy expanded by 6.8 percent in 2022, drom a 6.p percent growth in 2021. The economic growth was driven by the positive performance…
DSWD-8 gives educational aidto Leyte Regional Prison PDLs
by Miriam G. Desacada A total of 464 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) of the Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) in Abuyog, Leyte received their educational fund assistance from the DSWD-Region…
WITH DEATHS OF TIAMZONS8ID general: Eastern Visayasinsurgency coming to an end
by Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–The total downfall of the insurgency movement in Eastern Visayas is closing in, leading to the eventual declaration of the region as one of the…
San Isidro (Leyte) mayor, 3 othersseek junking of murder complaint
by Miriam G. Desacada San Isidro (Leyte) town Mayor Remedio “Bebot” Balmoria Veloso and three co-respondents, his relatives, have asked the assistant provincial prosecutor in Calubian, Leyte to dismiss the…
Bobon N.Samar 7 terrorist die in dawn clash with gov’t. troops
by Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–Seven insurgents, all members of the terrorists’ group New People’s Army, were killed in an armed encounter with government troops at about 3 a.m. of…
Motor boat catches firemid-sea off Naval, Biliran
By Miriam G. Desacada Tacloban City–A motor banca, transporting containers of flammable fuel to a coastal barangay in Leyte province, caught fire and exploded at around 3:46 p.m. April 25…