‘Matin’ nixes holding of Miss Palo citing high cost as reason
PALO, Leyte- While the mayor of this town is the driving force behind a multi-million cultural extravaganza, the Kasadyaan Festival, she frowns in holding a local beauty search due to high cost of staging...
Tacloban fire victims received assistance from Leyeco II
As part of its corporate social responsibility, the Leyte II Electric Cooperative (Leyeco II) donated 91 sacks of 5kg rice to residents of Brgy. 42, Tacloban City who were victims of a fire incident...
Trafficked victims express shock, anger over dismissal of case in Pangasinan prosecutor’s...
TACLOBAN CITY- ‘Eli (not his real name), 20 could only expressed his shock, and later anger, when he learned that the trafficking and child labor complaints filed against their Chinese and Taiwanese bosses were...
DSWD to conduct household enumeration before year’s end
TACLOBAN CITY- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to conduct the second round on the enumeration of households in the whole region. This was disclosed by Yvonne Abonales, chief of the...
Adhoc body created to address implementation of infra projects in Biliran
NAVAL, Biliran- In the interest of greater transparency in the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) project implementation, as well as engaging major stakeholders for support and cooperation, DPWH-Biliran District Engineering Office (BDEO)...
Daram fishers reap fortune for hard work thru sustainable mussel farming
TACLOBAN CITY -- Fishers of Barangay Baclayan, Daram Island in Samar no longer have to fish in the deep waters every single day to support their daily living as they discovered an easier and...