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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...
Leyte town mayor’s driver hurt in shooting
by Miriam Desacada - March 17, 2024 - 12:00am
A driver of Mayor Remedio Veloso of San Isidro, Leyte was wounded in a shooting in Alangalang town on Thursday.
Girl, 2, mauled by dogs
by Miriam Desacada - March 12, 2024 - 12:00am
A two-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was mauled by four dogs in Calbiga, Samar on Sunday afternoon.
No leads yet on cocaine bricks found in Eastern Samar
by Miriam Desacada - March 12, 2024 - 12:00am
Police have yet to gather leads on the possible sources of cocaine bricks that were found floating in the waters off Arteche, Eastern Samar last week.
P106 million cocaine seized off Eastern Samar town
by Miriam Desacada - March 10, 2024 - 12:00am
Two plastic bags, which contained 20 cocaine bricks, were found floating in the waters off the coast of Arteche, Eastern Samar on Friday.
5 killed in Leyte barangay hall attack
by Miriam Desacada - February 26, 2024 - 12:00am
Four unidentified men barged into a village hall and shot dead five people, including the barangay chairman, in San Isidro, Leyte on Saturday night.
Ormoc village chief gunned down
by Miriam Desacada - February 18, 2024 - 12:00am
A barangay captain was killed in a gun attack in this city on Friday night.
Manhunt for Samar cop killers launched
by Miriam Desacada - February 1, 2024 - 12:00am
Lawmen have cordoned off roads and put up checkpoints in Sta. Margarita, Samar as a manhunt for members of a criminal gang behind the killing of three policemen in Sta. Margarita, Samar was launched yesterday.
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