EMB finds Catbalogan gov’t to have polluted Maqueda Bay
LGU to appeal the decision
TACLOBAN CITY-The Environment and Management Bureau (EMB) regional office issued a notice of violation against the city government of Catbalogan for allegedly dumping dirty water and solid wastes that go...
Leyte town to distribute bicycles to address dropout problem among students
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Lovell Yu-Castro of Alangalang, Leyte announced that more students from her town will benefit from the distribution of bicycles through the ‘Libreng Sakay’ Program initiated by the municipal government.
Mayor Yu-Castro...
Fire hits school in Isabel, Leyte
ORMOC CITY-A fire suspected to have originated from faulty electrical wiring burned down a two-story classroom building around 7:30 pm on Sunday (March 24) at the Saint Felomina National High School situated in Barangay...
Marcos Jr.admin allots P1.89 billion budget for NEA electrification programs
The Marcos Jr. administration is lighting up more than a thousand communities nationwide, which is included in the National Electrification Administration (NEA)’s P1.89 billion budget for 2023.
NEA is an attached agency of the Department...
Cafgu member shot by father-in-law after mauling wife
ORMOC CITY-A member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) in Abuyog, Leyte was shot by his own father-in-law.
The incident happened after the suspect, Ricardo Condes,69, saw that his daughter was being mauled...
Prelate calls on government to hire more guards for Samar forests
TACLOBAN CITY – Bishop Crispin Varquez of the diocese of Borongan has called the government to hire more forest guards to protect the forest covers of Samar Island from illegal poachers.
Varquez, who made the...