Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said the tragic Tacloban City school shooting--where at least three minors died--must not be used to spread "false narratives". This, as De Lima joined on Monday, June 22 the growing list of lawmakers who have condemned the incident that rocked...
House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio has rejected the notion that the deadly Tacloban City school shooting displayed "isolated criminal behavior". Instead, the veteran lawmaker claimed that the tragic incident reflected a deeper set of longstanding and...
Senators on Monday, June 22 expressed outrage over reports of a shooting incident at a high school in Tacloban City where three people were killed and five others were seriously wounded. “I am deeply alarmed and outraged by the school shooting incident this morning at San Jose National High...
Former House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has moved to render assistance to the families affected by the tragic school shooting in his home city of Tacloban in Leyte province. "I have directed my office to coordinate with local authorities and relevant government agencies to...
The Department of Education-8 (Eastern Visayas) condemned the shooting incident at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on Monday morning, June 22, where three students were killed and five others were injured. “Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this unfortunate...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has started mobilizing assistance to the families of the 10 victims in the shooting incident inside the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on Monday morning, June 22. Police said three of the victims died while seven others were injured. Most of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 12-hour mountain rave festival will be held on Independence Day at La Villa Francisco Resort here. The 12.0 Freedom Fest will feature leading women disc jockeys and artists from Eastern Visayas, Cebu, Manila, and other regions. The event will blend mountain tranquility with...
TACLOBAN CITY – This city will host a part of the 41st Balikatan Exercises next week. The annual military exercise aims to enhance cooperation and defense readiness between the Philippines and United States. Other participating nations are Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, and Japan. Over...
TACLOBAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. attended the mass oath-taking of 2,121 newly promoted teachers and principals under the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) at the Tacloban City Convention Center on Wednesday. "I am happy to be a witness of the continuing program that we have that...
TACLOBAN CITY – Fifteen houses were destroyed in a fire before dawn on Wednesday in Barangay 80 Marasbaras, this city. The fire was reported at around 2:30 a.m. by a resident of the area. The resident noticed flames engulfing a neighbor’s house shortly after stepping out of his residence. The...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered the Eastern Visayas Medical Center (EVMC) in Tacloban City to pay P1.12 million to Endure Medical, Inc. (EMI) for purchases of drugs, medicines, and intravenous fluids from 2014 to 2016. In its petition for money claim, EMI sought the payment of P1.35...
TACLOBAN CITY – Elementary pupils found an abandoned infant in the playground outside the Tacloban City Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 27. The baby, wrapped in cloth and placed inside a bag, was found under a bench and They immediately called for help after seeing that the infant was still...
