DOH: 4 kids die in Ormoc due to dengue fever
GOVERNMENT CENTER, PALO, Leyte- The regional office of the Department of Health (DOH), based here, reported that dengue fever cases in Ormoc City for this year have already claimed the lives of four children.
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2 rebels killed in Samar encounter
ORMOC CITY- An encounter between government soldiers and members of the New People’s Army in Matuguinao, Samar resulted to the death of two rebels and recovery of several firearms. Lt. Glen Jun Calambuhay, commanding...
PNoy has yet to name RDC chair for EV, NEDA chief said
PALO, Leyte - Nearly 10 months after submitting nominations, the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Eastern Visayas still wait for the appointment of a new RDC chair that will lead the region’s highest policy-making...
Non-appearance of Alfred’s executive official irks council members
TACLOBAN CITY – Opposition members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, this city, expressed their irritation over the non-appearance of an executive of Mayor Alfred Romualdez. Maria Lagman, head of the City Housing Board, was requested to...
Sangyaw, Pintados-Kasadyaan Festivals to go on
TACLOBAN CITY- The show must still go on. Thus said the organizers of both the Sangyaw Festival and the Pintados- Kasadyaan Festivals of Festival which will be stage separately in Tacloban as part of...
NFA opens modern rice mill in Leyte
ALANGALANG, Leyte- “These new facilities will answer the food security concerns of Region VIII,” National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Jason Laureano Y. Aquino emphasized during the blessing and inauguration of a 2.5 tons per...