Five Calbayognon Women Take Home Crowns in Hadang Festival 2026
• Five beauty queens were crowned at Calbayog City’s Miss Hadang Festival 2026, part of the annual fiesta, celebrating culture, service, and local tradition.
• Five beauty queens were crowned at Calbayog City’s Miss Hadang Festival 2026, part of the annual fiesta, celebrating culture, service, and local tradition.
• Tribu Buliganay won the Buyogan Festival 2026 showdown in Abuyog, Leyte, bagging P100,000 as the annual celebration returned with five school-based contingents competing.
• Napolcom urges schools, parents, and communities to collaborate with police for student safety after the June 22 shooting, citing limited personnel and the need for proactive, shared responsibility.
• NBI arrested six, including a minor, in Eastern Visayas for illegal gambling using cloned PCSO POS machines, filing charges and investigating influential backers.
• Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy was reassigned from PRO-8 to the PNP Human Rights Affairs Office, with Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño replacing him in Eastern Visayas, part of a seven-officer reshuffle.
• DepEd Eastern Visayas seeks stricter penalties for fake school threats after the June 22 school shooting in Tacloban City. As hoaxes disrupt classes and spread fear, offenders may face rehab.
• NBI probes armed civilians, police, and a government vehicle at an Albuera checkpoint. Director calls it “very alarming.” Probe seeks who authorized the operation and civilians’ involvement.
• Eastern Visayas prepares for November 2 BSKE as COC filing nears, while the Senate considers extending barangay and SK officials’ terms from four to five years.
• Abuyog, Leyte, established satellite rescue stations across its 63 barangays to place ambulances closer to remote communities, ensuring 24/7 standby and free emergency transport for indigent residents.
• Inside Tacloban City Jail, PDLs learn farming through a garden program, gaining skills in planting and selling vegetables for future livelihoods after release.