Tacloban dengue cases remain ‘manageable,’ says CHO
TACLOBAN CITY-Health officials here are confident that its dengue cases remain within a manageable level.
This assessment is in the wake of the decreasing cases of dengue fever in the city.
Based on its latest report,...
22 in every 100 families in Eastern Visayas are poor
Poverty incidence among families in Eastern Visayas in 2021 was estimated at 22.2 percent. This implies that in 2021, about 22 in every 100 families in the region were poor or have income that...
Samar provinces kick off drafting of peace roadmap
TACLOBAN CITY – The three Samar provinces have started the drafting of the Samar Island Peace and Prosperity Roadmap for 2023 to 2028 in a bid to address the decades-old conflict in remote communities.
After...
Southern Leyte lawmaker welcomes postponement of village, SK elections
TACLOBAN CITY- The cancellation of the this year’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will allow officials to fulfill their electoral promises to their constituents which had to be put on hold due to...
ESSU extension programs serve E. Samar farmers, fisherfolks
BORONGAN CITY-About 287 farmers and fisherfolks from various parts of Eastern Samar benefited from the various extension projects of the Eastern Samar State University (ESSU).
These projects are under the banner program of the university...
Motorcycle driven by a health worker killed market vendor in Baybay City
BAYBAY CITY-A vendor at the local public market here succumbed after the tricycle she was on board was bumped by a single motorcycle driven by a medical technologist about 10:00 am on Thursday (Oct...