• A successful rescue on February 5 saved all passengers after their boat capsized off Dimasalang, Masbate. The vessel was en route to San Vicente Island, Northern Samar, in rough seas when it overturned.
• To serve remote communities, government must go to them. In Biliran, a civil registrar brings birth certificates to a mountain sitio, proving that true governance is measured by its reach to the farthest and most forgotten.
• PAGASA issued heavy rainfall warnings on February 7 for Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and several other provinces including Quezon, Albay, and Catanduanes, urging residents to monitor official advisories.
• The low-pressure area formerly known as Tropical Depression “Basyang” has fully dissipated as of Saturday morning, February 7, PAGASA confirmed, posing no further threat.
• Tacloban City will host the National Basketball Training Center-Visayas Qualifier on February 11-14, 2026, the City Sports Office announced on Feb. 6.
• Residents of Leyte and Samar, weary of political narratives, believe true project progress is judged not by officials but by locals navigating the crumbling infrastructure and private auditors.
• DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon pledges to finish the long-delayed Daang Maharlika rehabilitation in Samar by the end of 2027, with funding secured from the 2026 and 2027 national budgets.
• Local complaints about black sand mining in MacArthur, Leyte, have reached the Regional Development Council, which is now reviewing the project’s environmental impact and community consultation.
• Police arrested a 45-year-old poultry owner, alias “Mark,” in a buy-bust operation on February 4, in Jiabong, Samar, identified as a street-level individual.
• Police arrested the 18-year-old listed as the city’s ‘Top 7’ most wanted, identified as “Gelo,” in an early morning operation for a frustrated murder case in Catbalogan.
Rescue Teams Save Passengers From Capsized Boat Off Dimasalang Coast 
Stitching the Region’s Edges: Bringing Government Closer to Remote Areas 
PAGASA Issues Heavy Rainfall Warnings for Northern, Eastern Samar 
Low-Pressure Area Formerly Basyang No Longer a Threat, PAGASA Reports 
Tacloban City Chosen to Host National Basketball Training Center–Visayas Qualifier 
The Concrete Fortress of Silence 
RDC Environment Committee Seeks Clarity on Alleged Seabed, Black Sand Mining in Leyte 
Jiabong Poultry Owner Nabbed in Buy-Bust; Police Seize P3.5K Worth of Suspected Shabu 
Top 7 City Most Wanted Teen Nabbed in Catbalogan Frustrated Murder Case