P47-M flood control in MacArthur town completed; 5 other projects ongoing in Dagami
TACLOBAN CITY- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Leyte Second District Engineering Office has finished the construction of a flood control structure along a portion of the Ibawon River Basin in Barangay Burabod,...
DPWH Region 8 eyes better spending amid 2018 poor performance
TACLOBAN CITY- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is hoping to improve its budget utilization rate for Eastern Visayas projects this year despite bottlenecks that are out of the agency’s control.
DPWH Regional...
One of Ormoc City’s most wanted drug peddler arrested in a sting operation
ORMOC CITY- A high-value individual on the drug watchlist of the city police here was arrested in a buy-bust operation which resulted in the recovery of suspected shabu with a street market value of...
About 1 in every 4 families in Eastern Visayas is poor
Poverty incidence among families in Eastern Visayas in the first semester of 2023 was estimated at 26.1 percent. This implies that in the first semester of 2023, about 1 in every 4 families in...
Board members file falsification of public documents against acting Gov. Picardal, other officials
In Eastern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY- Eight members of the provincial board in Eastern Samar filed criminal and administrative charges against acting Governor Marcelo Ferdinand Picardal, acting Vice Gov. Jonas Abuda, among others, for reportedly falsifying...
U.S.-supported satellite broadband technology program connects remote communities to the internet
Manila—On April 21, the United States government and its Philippine partners demonstrated the effectiveness of satellite broadband technology in remote areas of the Philippines as part of a U.S.-supported program to increase access to...