Rep. Libanan, Gov. Evardone lead groundbreaking of Can-avid road project
In Eastern Samar
CAN-AVID, Eastern Samar - House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Representative Marcelino ‘Nonoy’ Libanan and Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone led the groundbreaking ceremony of the P96.49 million Canteros-Guibuangan-Jepaco Can-avid road project...
New law vs financial scams a welcome step to deter fraud
Globe welcomes President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s recent signing of the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA), seen to address prevalent online scams through more robust deterrence and enforcement measures.
The law aims to “protect all persons...
Congress receives P6.35 Trillion proposed 2025 national budget from DBM
TACLOBAN CITY –The House of Representatives, led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, received on Monday, July 29, the proposed P6.352-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for fiscal year 2025 from Department of Budget and Management...
BFP says number of LGUs without fire stations being addressed
There are 15 towns without such facilities
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the region announced that the number of municipalities in the region without fire stations will soon decrease.
Currently, 15...
Red tide now affects Carigara Bay in Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY – The presence of red tide in Eastern Visayas expanded this week to include Leyte province, with 10 bays now having toxic organisms from the nine previously reported in the region, the...
Decline in enrollment observed in some schools; out-migration and low fertility rate cited as...
TACLOBAN CITY – Enrollment in some public schools in the region is experiencing a decline, according to the Department of Education - Region 8 (DepEd-8).
One of the factors cited for this decline is the...