Region’s population up by 107,000
Based on the 2020 census
TACLOBAN CITY- The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Eastern Visayas has announced that that region’s population now stand at 4,547,150 as of May, 2020.
The region’s population is higher by more...
DOT promotes cruise tourism at the Golden River
Part of the Spark Samar campaign
TACLOBAN CITY- The Department of Tourism (DOT) here in the region recently launched, as a pilot project, the Inclusive Local Growth (IloG) Project: Basey Golden River Cruise in the...
No ‘mafia’ can survive in PhilHealth under Duterte gov’t – Dr. Ferrer
“No mafia can survive in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) under the watch of Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.”
Thus declared PhilHealth acting president and CEO Dr. Roy Ferrer, laughing off the imagined fears...
DOH enlists youth leaders on their anti-smoking campaign
TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) here in the region is hoping that the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials will support on the anti-smoking campaign of the government.
Their agency’s anti-smoking campaign has involved...
Mayors welcome suspension LSIs return
TACLOBAN CITY- The temporary suspension on the return of the locally stranded individuals (LSIs) was welcomed by the mayors in Leyte province, in particular, saying this would ‘help’ contain somehow the further spread of...
Separate road accidents killed 2; seven others injured
TACLOBAN CITY – Two persons died in a separate road accidents and injured others, police report said.
The two killed persons were identified as Mateo Versoza from this city and Carmelita Esquerdo from Catbalogan City.
Reports...