The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Sunday, March 8, that a low pressure area (LPA) is currently being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), though it has a low chance of developing into a tropical depression. In...
TACLOBAN CITY – Twenty-one indigent elderlies received post-Valentine’s Day gifts from the Police Regional Office-8 Press Corps in partnership with the Police Regional Office-8 in Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte over the weekend. The activity was part of the PRO-8 Press Corps’ advocacy to build...
TACLOBAN CITY – A dismissed cop and a woman were nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion District 3, Babatngon, Leyte on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Police identified the suspects as Fred, 55, Eastern Visayas’ Rank 1 Regional Priority Target List (RPTL), and Gela, 21, resident of Babatngon...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 monitored no high-ranking government official involved in cigarette smuggling in Eastern Visayas. But Police Col. Hector Enage, chief of the PRO-8 Regional Operations Division, confirmed that the region has been a transshipment point for smuggled...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Regional Mobile Force Battalion-8 was awarded as the Best Regional Mobile Force Battalion by the Philippine National Police during the PNP Day 2026 in Camp Crame, Quezon City, on Thursday. PNP Day is a celebration honoring the founding of the Philippine National Police and...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three-hundred personnel from the Police Regional Office-8 were deployed to reinforce PRO-7 in securing the 461st fiesta celebration of Señor Santo Niño and the Sinulog Festival 2026 in Cebu. A send-off ceremony was held at the PRO-8 Grandstand in Palo, Leyte on Tuesday, Jan. 13....
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore waters east of Balut Island in Davao Occidental late Saturday night, Jan. 10, but posed no tsunami threat to the Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1 bulletin,...
BURAUEN, Leyte – The Police Regional Office-8 on Wednesday destroyed confiscated firecrackers in Eastern Visayas valued at P317,314 during a ceremony in this municipality. Police Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy, PRO-8 director, said these items were seized in 428 operations during their Ligtas Paskuhan...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 reported gains in major law enforcement campaigns in Eastern Visayas from Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025. PRO-8 conducted 1,085 anti-illegal drug operations, resulting in the arrest of 1,310 suspects. Police confiscated 15 kilograms of shabu, 773.76...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 said Christmas was generally peaceful in Eastern Visayas region. Police Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy, PRO-8 chief, attributed the peaceful celebration to careful preparation, proper police deployment, and community cooperation. “Security was tightened...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 has launched an investigation into the alleged drinking session of police officers on duty inside a police station in Eastern Samar province. In a statement issued Tuesday, PRO-8 reiterated that the Philippine National Police (PNP) strictly prohibits...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 promoted 661 personnel during a ceremony on Monday, Dec. 15. Police Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy, PRO-8 chief, led the ceremonial donning and pinning of ranks, symbolizing the trust and confidence reposed in the newly promoted personnel. He reminded...
