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Eastern Visayas workers to get pay hike
by Miriam Desacada - November 20, 2024 - 12:00am
Minimum wage earners in Eastern Visayas are expected to receive a higher take-home pay after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board approved a petition to increase the daily rate in the region.
Orio named new 8th Infantry Division commander
by Miriam Desacada - November 9, 2024 - 12:00am
The Philippine Army has named Brig. Gen. Adonis Ariel Orio as the new 8th Infantry (Storm Troopers) Division based here, replacing retiring Maj. Gen. Camilo Ligayo.
President Marcos vows to fulfill Yolanda commitments
by Miriam Desacada - November 9, 2024 - 12:00am
On the 11th anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda yesterday, President Marcos vowed to fully deliver on the promises given to the victims of the strongest typhoon in history to make landfall.
2 rebels killed in clashes
by Miriam Desacada - November 7, 2024 - 12:00am
Two suspected New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas were killed in a series of encounters in Catubig, Northern Samar on Tuesday.
Kerwin’s supporter shot dead
by Miriam Desacada - October 19, 2024 - 12:00am
A supporter of controversial mayoralty candidate Kerwin Espinosa was gunned down in Barangay Tinag-an in Albuera, Leyte last Tuesday.
Group lobbies for 11 protected areas bills
by Miriam Desacada - October 13, 2024 - 12:00am
Environment group Oceana, an international ocean conservation organization, is lobbying for Senate approval of bills that seek to establish 11 protected areas in the country.
Creation of coconut oil mills in Eastern Samar sought
by Miriam Desacada - September 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Two measures seeking to establish two state-run coconut oil mills and refineries in Eastern Samar have been filed before the House of Representatives.
Troopers rescue wounded guerrilla
by Miriam Desacada - September 19, 2024 - 12:00am
Troopers of the Army’s 8th Infantry Division rescued and treated a wounded guerrilla following a recent encounter in Las Navas, Northern Samar.
Magnitude 5.7 quake jolts Northern Samar
by Miriam Desacada - August 20, 2024 - 12:00am
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake jolted Northern Samar yesterday morning, prompting the local government of Catarman to cancel classes, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
NBI nabs Leyte town mayor’s brother for murder
by Miriam Desacada - August 11, 2024 - 12:00am
The National Bureau of Investigation arrested the brother of San Isidro town mayor Remedio Veloso for the murder of former municipal administrator Levi Mabini in 2019, the NBI Region 8 confirmed.
NPA leader killed in Eastern Samar encounter
by Miriam Desacada - July 28, 2024 - 12:00am
A top leader of the New People’s Army died in a clash with the military at Barangay Osmeña in General MacArthur town on Thursday.
Army rescues NPA ‘child warrior’ in Eastern Samar
by Miriam Desacada - July 6, 2024 - 12:00am
The Army’s 42nd Infantry Battalion rescued a 16-year-old “child warrior” who was abandoned by his comrades at Can-avid town in Eastern Samar.
6 die as truck rams houses in Samar
by Miriam Desacada - July 4, 2024 - 12:00am
Six people died while two others were injured when a cargo truck rammed seven houses in Calbayog, Samar on Tuesday.
Ormoc village chief, SK member hurt in shooting
by Miriam Desacada - June 14, 2024 - 12:00am
A barangay captain and a member of the Sangguniang Kabataan council were wounded in a gun attack on Wednesday.
AFP, NPA clash in Kalinga; 2 soldiers hurt
by Miriam Desacada - June 2, 2024 - 12:00am
Government troopers and New People’s Army guerrillas clashed in Balbalan, Kalinga on Friday, leaving two soldiers wounded.
Magnitude 5.8 quake shakes Leyte; 2 injured
by Miriam Desacada - May 5, 2024 - 12:00am
Two persons were injured when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Leyte on Friday night.
Eastern Visayas logs more pertussis cases
by Miriam Desacada - April 19, 2024 - 12:00am
Eastern Visayas has recorded seven confirmed cases of pertussis or whooping cough out of the 17 recorded this week.
‘Eastern Visayas pertussis cases increasing’
by Miriam Desacada - April 7, 2024 - 12:00am
Cases of pertussis or ”whooping cough” have been increasing in Eastern Visayas.
NPA rebel killed, another nabbed in Northern Samar clash
by Miriam Desacada - April 5, 2024 - 12:00am
A New People’s Army rebel was killed while another was arrested following an encounter with government troopers in Barangay Osmeña in Las Navas, Northern Samar early yesterday.
Leyte mayors create task forces vs bird flu
by Miriam Desacada - March 31, 2024 - 12:00am
Amid the reported cases of avian influenza or bird flu in Kananga town in Leyte, the mayors of two other towns in the province have created task forces to implement measures to prevent the spread of the disease...
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