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Leyte police arrest shooting suspect within 24 hours; firearms seized

TACLOBAN CITY, June 16 -- Police authorities in Leyte have arrested one of the suspects in a shooting in Albuera town that left two people dead and two others injured, less than 24 hours after the cri... Read More


World Bank visit in Leyte highlights community dev't gains: DSWD-8

TACLOBAN CITY, June 16 -- A recent visit by World Bank (WB) executives to Leyte province underscored the international institution's ongoing partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Devel... Read More


Rice prices surge 17.8% as E. Visayas inflation slows to 8.2%

TACLOBAN CITY, June 15 -- Inflation in Eastern Visayas eased to 8.2 percent in May 2026 from 8.5 percent in April even as rice prices continued to accelerate, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)... Read More


Northern Samar gov't extends P3-M aid to nursing scholars

TACLOBAN CITY, June 11 -- The Northern Samar provincial government has awarded PHP3 million in grants to 51 beneficiaries of its Nursing Scholarship Program. The financial assistance released on Thur... Read More


Send-off of 302 cops in Leyte hotspots assures peaceful 2026 BSKE

TACLOBAN CITY, June 11 -- The Police Regional Office (PRO) 8 (Eastern Visayas) is confident of a more peaceful 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) following the deployment of 302 p... Read More


Northern Samar gov't extends P3 M aid to nursing scholars

TACLOBAN CITY, June 11 -- The Northern Samar provincial government has awarded PHP3 million in grants to 51 beneficiaries of its Nursing Scholarship Program. The financial assistance released on Thur... Read More


DepEd condemns killing of teacher on first day of school

TACLOBAN CITY, June 9 -- The Department of Education-Eastern Visayas (DepEd-8) condemned the death of a public school teacher in Eastern Samar on the first day of the new academic year on Monday. In ... Read More


Tacloban schools welcome 55K learners for new school year

Tacloban City, June 8 -- About 55,000 basic education students in this city returned to school on Monday as classes officially opened for the new academic year. Department of Education (DepEd) Taclob... Read More


DepEd-8 exec sees 3-term school calendar boosting reading skills

TACLOBAN CITY, June 4 -- The Department of Education in Eastern Visayas (DepEd-8) is confident that implementing the new three-term school calendar will help address low reading comprehension levels i... Read More


Southern Leyte's whale shark interaction draws 10K guests

TACLOBAN CITY, June 4 -- The 2026 whale shark interaction season in Pintuyan, Southern Leyte has attracted at least 9,842 local and foreign tourists, the local tourism office reported on Thursday. Th... Read More