• Americares trains Tabango health workers locally in disaster response, including heat-related issues. The two-year project urges regular drills and local ordinances for sustained preparedness.
• Catbalogan City is in pursuit of a suspect who shot a construction worker in the head over a personal dispute.
• Dagami police arrested alias “Tarak,” 41, in a buy-bust and seized suspected shabu.
• Eastern Visayas plans random drug tests for drivers via LTFRB, LTO, PDEA, and LGUs. Fuel aid increased to P12, and cooperatives are encouraged to take out loans.
• Eastern Visayas schools face fake shooting and bomb alerts, often from students seeking class suspension. DepEd enforces strict penalties, including possible exclusion or rehab center placement.
• The DSWD’s Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth in Leyte rehabilitates children in conflict with the law through routine therapy and assessments, aiming to reform and return them home instead of jail.
• EDC plans to expand Leyte’s geothermal capacity from 120 MW to 300 MW by 2030–2031, modernizing plants and adding battery storage, while maintaining reforestation efforts.
• Police increased patrols in Barangay Mercedes after three minors fired shots during a chase, with no injuries reported, and urged the public to wait for verified information while handling the case with care due to the minors involved.
• PCCI Eastern Visayas urges stronger school safety after a shooting incident in San Jose, Tacloban City, supporting the School Safety Act.
• Lorenzo Daa Memorial School’s daily water-carrying burden may end as the US Navy and Philippine Army repair its water system and classrooms under Pacific Partnership 2026.
Disaster Training Reaches Leyte’s Frontline Health Workers 
Construction worker shot in Catbalogan 
Dagami police nab alleged drug personality in Bayabas 
Random drug tests eyed for drivers in Eastern Visayas 
Fake bomb, shooting threats disrupt classes in Eastern Visayas 
Behind the Walls: How DSWD Helps Children in Conflict with the Law Start Again 
EDC to Triple Leyte Geothermal Capacity by 2030 
Police Step Up Patrols After Gunfire in Catbalogan 
PCCI Eastern Visayas Calls for Stronger School Safety Rules After Tacloban Shooting 
The Extra Liter Paglaum Pupils Had to Carry