U.S. donates nearly P10 Million to support learners, teachers affected by Mayon Volcano eruption
Manila-On July 27, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), turned over P9.7 million ($175,000) in education materials and hygiene kits to support teachers and out-of-school youth affected by...
NCCA opens grants for groups, individuals on arts and culture-related projects
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is encouraging individuals and organizations from the region to submit their applications for the agency’s 2024 competitive grants.
The commission will accept project...
2 Northern Samar towns to open climate resilient farm business schools
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Northern Samar launched a climate resilient farm business schools in the municipalities of Palapag and Laoang.
The program is anchored on Governor Edwin Ongchuan’s development agenda, ‘Padayon nga...
Army recovers cache of high-powered firearms in Eastern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY- Government troops recovered a cache of high-powered firearms allegedly belonging to the communist rebels in Can-avid, Eastern Samar.
The recovered high-powered firearms include five M14 rifles, four M16 rifles, a shotgun, an M79...
Construction of housing village for reformed rebels to begin next month
In Samar
TACLOBAN CITY- After much of waiting, former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who earlier surrendered to the government will soon have a house of their own.
Next month, a groundbreaking for the...
San Juanico Bridge checkpoint raises fishery law compliance: BFAR
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has significantly improved the monitoring of transport of fish products to and from Leyte following the setting up of the first permanent fisheries...