Teams deployed in major sea ports in Leyte to address human trafficking
TACLOBAN CITY- The Leyte provincial government has stepped up its drive against child trafficking in the province. Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said that the Leyte Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) has organized and...
Quarrying operations ordered to stop for lack of permit
TACLOBAN CITY- A team of the Business Permit and Licensing Division (BPLD) ordered the halt of quarrying operations on a site in Barangay Basper, this city, on Thursday, February 2, 2023.
According to BPLD Chief...
Borongan students received cash allowance from the city government
TACLOBAN CITY - The city government of Borongan distributed cash assistance to government scholars under its ‘Direkta Ayuda program.’
Each of the 5, 593 senior high school and college student beneficiaries of the program received...
Business group cautious of the reported 7.2% increase of country’s GDP as it has...
TACLOBAN CITY-The business group in this city has welcomed the report on the country’s 7.2 percent growth of its gross domestic product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of last year.
Eugene Tan, president of the...
Kananga launches ‘Kaanyag Festival’ as it marks its founding anniversary
KANANGA, Leyte- As this town is to celebrate its founding anniversary, it also launched its first-ever ‘Kaanyag Festival.’
Mayor Mat Torres said that the festival will showcase Kananga’s beauty, history, and its resources, particularly its...
Victim of bullying finishes college as magna cum laude
Rico Palconit has a cleft palate
TACLOBAN CITY - Rico Palconit did not allow his physical deformity to be a hindrance to his goal to have a good future.
The 25-year-old native of Cabucgayan, Biliran province...