• Hundreds of youth activists in Tacloban held a Counter-SONA before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s speech, protesting hunger, unemployment, and government failures.
• Senator Chiz Escudero’s bill would reorganize product regulation, easing market access for Eastern Visayas food producers while maintaining consumer protection standards.
• Eastern Visayas faces recurring typhoons damaging agriculture. Better disaster response exists, but irrigation repairs and maintenance remain critical for farmers’ livelihoods.
• Five Tacloban City Jail PDLs completed elementary education via ALS, proving that learning fosters personal growth and opportunity even within correctional facilities.
• Two high-value drug suspects were arrested in Tacloban with over P1.17M in shabu seized during a buy-bust; the driver and unemployed suspect face charges.
• PDEA Region 8 marked its 24th anniversary in Tacloban, honoring personnel and partners, including media, for their support in the agency’s anti-drug efforts.
• Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez said he is prepared to face the Ombudsman investigation into alleged flood control irregularities and will respond once formally served the complaint.
• DSWD tightens security at Leyte’s youth rehab center holding two minors linked to the June 22 Tacloban school shooting, ensuring safety and custody.
• Over 84,000 poor families in Eastern Visayas will get P2,000 monthly for six months under a DSWD program to ease inflation and rising energy costs.
• DA Eastern Visayas urges farmers to adopt hybrid seeds, modern equipment, and bio-fertilizers to boost crop yields and income.
Tacloban Youth Lead Counter-SONA, Raise Concerns Over Hunger, Accountability 
Escudero Pushes Product Regulation Reform to Help Eastern Visayas Businesses 
Biliran’s Farmers Are Still Waiting for Water Despite a 100% Irrigation Claim 
Five Tacloban Jail Inmates Earn Elementary Diplomas, Take Steps Toward a Better Future 
1.17-M Worth of Suspected Shabu Seized, Two High-Value Drug Suspects Arrested in Tacloban 
PDEA RO8 Honors Personnel, Partners at 24th Anniversary 
Romualdez Ready to Face Ombudsman Probe, Vows to Answer Flood Control Allegations 
DSWD Tightens Security at RRCY for Minors Linked to Tacloban School Shooting 
Over 84,000 near-poor families in Eastern Visayas to receive P2,000 monthly aid from DSWD 
DA Promotes Modern Farming in Eastern Visayas