• 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.
• Tacloban fishermen, led by Romelo Anade, seek a Writ of Kalikasan to halt the P4.48B causeway, citing muddy waters, declining catches, and unprovided EIA documents.
• 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.
‘Very Alarming’: NBI Probes Armed Civilians in alleged Albuera Checkpoint 
Eastern Visayas braces for barangay, SK polls as Senate weighs 5-year terms 
Abuyog brings ambulances closer to remote communities 
From Selling Vegetables to Growing Them 
Legal Battle Looms Over Cancabato Bay Causeway Project 
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