• Northern Samar residents may now name a trusted person to make healthcare decisions for them after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on September 10 approved the Right to Care ordinance.
• PhilFIDA is promoting abaca bag making as an alternative income source in Leyte and Southern Leyte, training 25 participants to make school bags and become community trainers.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• DOST and DepEd pilot e-TURO DLS digital learning for Grade 2 pupils in two Eastern Visayas schools. The 12-month, PHP 2.3M project provides tech, training, and AI tools to enhance education.
• OCD Asec. Laurence Mina said barangay officials in Eastern Visayas need backup warning methods like megaphones, bells, and patrols when phone signals fail during disasters, stressing year-round preparedness to save lives.
• 90,110 children in Eastern Visayas received measles-rubella vaccines, reaching 31% of the 445,961 target, with Eastern Samar leading.
Northern Samar Approves Right To Care Ordinance: Residents Can Choose Healthcare Representatives 
Leyte Communities Trained to Turn Abaca Into School Bags 
PNP Reassigns Capoy; Cardiño to Head Eastern Visayas Police 
Eastern Visayas braces for barangay, SK polls as Senate weighs 5-year terms 
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 
Two Eastern Visayas schools to test digital learning system for Grade 2 pupils 
OCD Urges Eastern Visayas Barangays to Prepare Backup Warning Systems When Signals Fail 
90,110 Eastern Visayas children get measles-rubella shots