• Five Tacloban City Jail PDLs completed elementary education via ALS, proving that learning fosters personal growth and opportunity even within correctional facilities.
• A man with prior drug cases was arrested in a Tacloban City buy-bust operation shortly after midnight on Wednesday, July 8.
• A pre-dawn anti-drug operation in Ormoc City on July 9 resulted in the arrest of a suspected high-value dealer believed to be supplying illegal drugs to Eastern Visayas municipalities.
• The Sangguniang Bayan of Abuyog has received a complaint alleging interference in the buying and selling of rice palay in the municipality.
• BJMP Tacloban City Jail intercepted a package containing suspected shabu, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia thrown over the perimeter fence early June 30 morning, foiling another smuggling attempt.
• More Limasawa Island residents now earn from tourism as visitor numbers rise. Popular destinations are attracting more tourists, boosting income for local businesses and workers.
• Jethro Wilson Uy’s passion for cars grew into Nitroplus Auto Clinic, a trusted Tacloban City business serving motorists and providing skilled jobs across Eastern Visayas.
• A fish vendor, 33, was arrested in a buy-bust in Tacloban City on June 5. Police said suspected shabu worth P68,000 was seized from him.
• A 34-year-old fisherman was arrested in Tacloban City on Thursday night after police seized over P267,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation.
• Fisherfolk families in three Tacloban City barangays received food aid after limited fishing during Balikatan exercises. Around 474 families got food packs on June 1.
Five Tacloban Jail Inmates Earn Elementary Diplomas, Take Steps Toward a Better Future 
Police Seize P204K Worth of Suspected Shabu in Tacloban Buy-Bust 
Major Drug Bust in Ormoc Targets Alleged Supplier Linked to Eastern Visayas 
Complaint on Palay Buying in Abuyog Reaches Sangguniang Bayan; Mayor Denies Role 
BJMP Tacloban Stops Another Attempt to Bring Drugs into Jail 
P5.78M Worth of Suspected Shabu Seized in Tacloban Buy-Bust Operation 
Auto Shop Owner Drives Growth, Jobs in Tacloban 
Alleged Drug Pusher Falls in Tacloban Anti-Drug Operation 
P267K Shabu Haul Leads to Arrest of Suspect in Tacloban 
Government Agencies Provide Relief to Tacloban Coastal Communities Affected by Balikatan Drills