Leyte 1st district celebrates National Women’s Month 2018
PALO, Leyte- In celebration of women empowerment, the Leyte 1st District Engineering Office, headed by District Engineer Johnny M. Acosta, held a seminar last March 23, 2018 with a theme “We make Change Work...
Five provisions of BBL strains its possible passage, says Rep. Apostol
TACLOBAN CITY- Leyte Rep. Sergio Apostol expressed his reservations on the controversial Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) saying it contain some provisions that appear to contravene with the 1987 Constitution.Apostol, who once served as presidential...
UNHCR delivers fresh batch of non-food items in areas in Eastern Visayas hit by...
TACLOBAN CITY- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) started distributing on October 13 thousands of core relief items to priority areas in this city as part of its on-going recovery assistance.
The UN...
Alumni of three high schools conducted relief mission in Oras town
ORAS, E. Samar- With this town devastated in successions by typhoons “Ruby” and “Seniang,” a relief operation was conducted by graduates of several high schools of this town on January 2. Graduates of the Holy...
Piñol bares plan to boost rice production in Samar Island
TACLOBAN CITY- Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol fulfilled his promise to come back to Eastern Visayas for a 2-day working visit and engage farmers, fisherfolk and other stakeholders in “face-to-face consultations”...
Northern Samar now under state of calamity as a result of LPA-induced...
CATARMAN, Northern Samar-The province of Northern Samar was placed under a state of calamity on Monday (Jan.16) due to the damages it sustained from the heavy rains spawned by a trough of a low...