TACLOBAN CITY – A fisherman recovered 5.4 kilograms of suspected floating cocaine in the sea of Hernani, Eastern Samar, on Thursday, Aug. 14. The 52-year-old fisherman discovered the contraband while fishing before noon. He turned over the item to the Hernani Municipal Police Station. Six blocks...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Police Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy assumed leadership of the Police Regional Office-8 on Friday during a ceremony at the PRO-8 headquarters in Camp Kangleon, Palo, Leyte. Police Major Gen. Neri Vincent Ignacio, acting Chief Directorial Staff of the Philippine National Police (PNP),...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lifted its tsunami advisory at 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, after observing no significant sea level disturbances following the magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia. Phivolcs said sea level data from...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has issued a tsunami advisory following a powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia, on Wednesday morning, July 30. Phivolcs said the earthquake occurred at 7:25 a.m. (Philippine time). Based on...
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Police Regional Office-8 showcased their preparedness in implementing the five-minute response during their 1st Police Response Simulation Exercise Competition that coincided with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s State-of-the-Nation Address on Monday, July 28. ...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police Regional Office-8 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jay Cumigad led the blessing and turnover of 54 4G high-definition body worn cameras (BWCs) in Camp Kangleon, Palo, Leyte, on Wednesday. Sixteen were given to the Ormoc City Police Office, 10 to the Tacloban CPO, five each to...
CEBU CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Eastern Visayas (OCD-8) has intensified the “Libreng Sakay” initiative to ensure the smooth movement of goods in Region 8 following the enforcement of the load limit at San Juanico Bridge. OCD-8 Director Lord Byron Torrecarion said the Libreng Sakay...
The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Monday, July 14, denounced what it described as the “rampant” and unjust closure of teachers’ cooperatives in schools, calling on the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately halt these shutdowns and clarify its policies. In a statement, the...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off Lingig, Surigao del Sur at 4:36 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17. The epicenter was located 49 kilometers northeast of Lingig, at a depth of 10 kilometers. The tremor was felt at Intensity...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Thursday suspended the license of the driver of the passenger van that crashed into a lamp post where two people were killed and nine injured here on Tuesday, June 10. The driver, who reportedly fled, was meted a 90-day suspension and was...
TACLOBAN CITY – San Juanico Bridge will be off-limits to heavy vehicles for almost two years pending the completion of the P900-million total rehabilitation project, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday. DPWH Eastern Visayas Assistant Regional Director Maria Margarita...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Vehicles started to pile up after the Department of Public Works and Highways-8 imposed a temporary three-metric ton maximum gross weight limit on the San Juanico Bridge. DPWH-8 Regional Director Edgar Tabacon called for understanding and cooperation from the public in their effort...
