A recent viral video showing armed men in civilian clothes standing alongside police personnel at a checkpoint in Albuera, Leyte has put the local police under scrutiny, raising questions not only about the identities of the men but also about who authorized them to be there.


Armed Men at Checkpoint Put Albuera Police Under Probe

A juvenile justice system must protect children. But it must also protect the public and, above all, the victims whose lives can never be restored.


Justice Gap

Communities in Northern Samar are slowly rebuilding after years of insurgency, while government troops continue to recover abandoned weapons and supplies left behind by the New People’s Army (NPA). 



Peace Efforts Strengthen in N. Samar Villages

Ginpapa-usisa han mga awtoridad an usa nga mensahe nga may gin-aallegar nga plano hin pagpamusil ha mga eskuylahan ha Eastern Samar.


Gin-Aallegar nga Pagpusil ha mga Eskuylahan ha E. Samar, Gin-Papaimbestigaran

The Department of Education (DepEd) is studying a proposal to ban cellphone use in schools even during recess and break times. 


DepEd Studies Cellphone Ban During School Breaks


Here we go again.

Yet another shooting, yet another call for “blanket bans” – bans on violent video games, bans on social media use among minors.


Avoiding responsibility

Hidden deep in the forests of Samar lies a rare treasure.


Race to Save a Rare Samar Flower

Three students are dead. Twenty others were wounded. 


AGE OVER JUSTICE

It takes more than tougher security measures or blanket social media bans to prevent violence in schools.


Church Leaders, Education Officials Partner for Values Formation

Iginduso ni Borongan City Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda an pagtukod hin hydroelectric power sources ha syudad basi mapahabubo an sukot han kuryente para ha mga konsumidor.


Hydropower, Iginduso ha Borongan City

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