Leyeco II franchise application gets nod from House committee on legislative franchises
The House Committee on Legislative Franchises approved House Bill 5215 granting the franchise application of Leyte II Electric Cooperative (Leyeco II) on November 14.
House Bill 5215 seeks to grant a Congressional franchise to Leyeco...
Agri Sec. Francis Laurel urged to make a difference and fully implement Fisheries Code
International marine protection organization, Oceana, calls on Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francis Tiu Laurel, Jr. to prioritize in his administration’s 8-point agenda the full implementation of the Fisheries Code, as amended (Republic Act...
German Embassy calls gov’t to review its freezing order against LCDe’s accounts
Accused of financing terrorism
TACLOBAN CITY- The German Embassy in the country has called on the Philippine government to conduct a ‘quick review’ relative to the freezing of the accounts of a local nongovernment organization.
In...
Gov. Tan to lead national launching of Samar’s ‘heirloom cuisines’ to help ...
Dubbed as ‘Secret Kitchen of Samar’
CATBALOGAN CITY – The provincial government of Samar is set to launch another tourism campaign.
This time focusing on local cuisine of the province as an added element on the...
More than 59,000 waitlisted families in the region received SAP from DSWD
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) had distributed so far 59,268 waitlisted beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) across the region.
Out of these number of beneficiaries, 10,317 received...
Man arrested in a sting operation; P34,000 worth of shabu seized from the suspect
ORMOC CITY-A 29-year-old man from Tacloban City was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday (July 26) that resulted in the confiscation of alleged hydrochloride methamphetamine of shabu valued at P34,000.
Arrested by the elements...