OCD pushes calamity status to fast-track San Juanico Bridge repairs
TACLOBAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said that the declaration of a state of calamity in Eastern Visayas could help expedite funding and rehabilitation of the San Juanico Bridge, which has...
5 dead, including toddler, in Ormoc City highway collision
ORMOC CITY – A tragic road accident claimed the lives of five individuals, including a one-year-old child, when a speeding boom truck collided with a motorcycle and a multi-cab along the national highway in...
Over 2 million EV workers to receive wage hike starting June 1
TACLOBAN CITY – More than 2 million workers in the region will start receiving the second tranche of their minimum wage increase beginning Sunday, June 1.
Under Wage Order No. 24, issued by the Regional...
Suspected Mpox case under monitoring in Maasin City
TACLOBAN CITY – A 55-year-old woman from Maasin City is under isolation for a suspected case of Mpox (monkeypox), Mayor Nacional Mercado confirmed on Friday, May 30.
Local health authorities are conducting contact tracing while...
Army donates books to support education in remote, conflict-affected areas of Samar
TACLOBAN CITY— To help improve educational access in vulnerable and conflict-affected areas of Samar, the 8th Infantry Division (8ID) donated 244 educational books to the Samar Provincial Library in Catbalogan City on February 21,...
State of calamity awaiting presidential nod for Eastern Visayas amid San Juanico Bridge...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is awaiting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s signature to formally declare a state of calamity in the Eastern Visayas region, following a recommendation from the National...