A priest of the Order of the Discalced Augustinians (OAD), Rev. Fr. Libby Daños, has been temporarily suspended from public ministry and is now undergoing a canonical investigation after he officiated in the blessing of a Masonic marker—an act that has stirred controversy within the Catholic community.

Leyte priest blesses Masonic marker; Suspended!

The newly-opened "Balay Silangan" reformation center in Gandara, Samar is expected to help ensure that the town retain its "drug-free" designation.

New 'Balay Silangan' opens in Gandara

TACLOBAN CITY – Four farmers’ cooperatives and associations from three major rice-producing towns in Northern Samar received modern farm equipment worth P17.4 million from the Department of Agriculture.

Northern Samar gets P17-M farm mechanization support

TACLOBAN CITY – The University of the Philippines Tacloban College (UPTC) is investigating an alleged data breach involving its Learning Management System (LMS).


UP Tacloban probes alleged data breach

Free meals for high school students

Flood-to-pocket project in MacArthur Leyte?

₱145 M flood control declared ‘complete’ but site lies empty

GUIUAN, Eastern Samar — Seven individuals, including a pregnant woman and a 12-year-old boy, were rescued after their motorboat capsized at the height of Typhoon Opong’s strong winds and heavy rainfall in the morning of September 26..

7 rescued after boat capsizes in Eastern Samar

10 dead, hundreds of thousands evacuated

Severe Tropical Storm Opong (international name Bualoi) lashed Eastern Visayas over the weekend, leaving at least 10 people dead and displacing more than 430,000 residents, according to official reports. 

Opong wreaks havoc in Eastern Visayas

Whenever I see and look at multimedia artist Laurice Guillen I always associate her with a chameleon.

Visayan artist Laurice Guillen wears many hats

TACLOBAN CITY – Having more fishing boats does not mean higher fish production, but instead could lead to possible overfishing especially in municipal waters such as the case in Eastern Visayas.

Fish production in EV slumps

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