• Eastern Visayas inflation hit 8.4% in August 2026, second highest in nearly a decade, driven by fuel, utilities, transport, and food services, burdening families and demanding coordinated government and private action.
• 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.
• DSWD shifts from reactive trauma care to prevention after school shootings. Plans mental health, family intervention, and multi-agency workshops, but urgency, funding, and swift action are critical.
• The Leyte board urges the ERC, DOE, and IEMOP to reform pricing and refund consumers amid rising grid congestion charges that are inflating power bills.
• Our voices matter in shaping a greener future. Real change depends on local leadership and community participation. Communities can choose a cleaner, more sustainable path with renewable energy.
• Farm-to-market-road projects in Samar aim to connect isolated communities and boost development, showing that good governance builds lasting peace.
• Eastern Visayas approved a development plan targeting 7.5% growth, 5% unemployment, and lower poverty. The challenge now is implementation, requiring investment, political will, and collective effort.
• Umaabot sa tinatayang P5.78 milyong halaga ng hinihinalang shabu ang nakumpiska ng Tacloban City Police Office–City Drug Enforcement Unit sa isinagawang buy-bust operation sa Brgy. 96 Calanipawan.
• DILG investigates the parents and aunt of 2 teen suspects for negligence, enabling access to the firearms used in Tacloban school shooting that killed 3 and wounded 20.
• Tacloban school shooting leaves 3 dead, 7 injured. Avoiding this means our community must rebuild trust and safety, not just structures, by supporting children, addressing bullying, and strengthening connections.
Eastern Visayas Inflation: A Burden That Demands Action 
Fake Threats Disrupt Learning, Spread Fear 
The Lesson from Tacloban: Mental Health Cannot Wait 
‘Stop making us pay for grid congestion’ – Leyte board to ERC 
Powering a Greener Eastern Visayas 
Building Roads, Building Peace 
A Blueprint for Eastern Visayas Progress 
Tacloban School Shooting: Parents, Aunt Face Probe for Negligence 
The Day the Silence Breaks: Tacloban’s Wake-Up Call