Gomez couple joins Army as reservists force with a rank of lieutenant colonel
TACLOBAN CITY- Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez and his wife Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Marie Torres Gomez both received the Lieutenant Colonel rank in the Army’s Reserve force during a commissioning ceremony on Fb.23 at...
Eastern Samar town seeks conservation of historical dam
“We have been pushing for the promotion and preservation of this dam because this will surely attract more tourists given its significance to our history,” Gabornes said on Tuesday (Nov. 28).
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‘FiestaKucha,’ a creative fest, held in Leyte town
TACLOBAN CITY – The regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) held on Thursday (Sept.14) the “FiestaKucha,” a roadshow that aims to promote and support the local creative industries in the...
Classrooms gutted down by early morning fire in Ormoc City
CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, PALO, Leyte- A fire incident in one of the public elementary schools in Ormoc City gutted four classrooms and a house located just at the back of the school.
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Red tide persists in 7 Eastern Visayas bays
TACLOBAN CITY – Red tide toxins remain on the seven bays of the region, raising shellfish ban in some coastal towns to prevent poisoning, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported.
For months...
Wage board approves P305 daily pay for region’s workers
To take effect next month
TACLOBAN CITY- The region’s more than 1 million privately employed workers, both in the agriculture and non-agriculture sectors, are to receive a higher daily pay starting next month.
This after the...