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...
Espinosa executes affidavit; names alleged protectors
TACLOBAN CITY-The revelations made by beleaguered Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., contained in an affidavit he signed, was described by police officials as “gold” and “substantive” which could result to possible arrests and charges...
Overheated ceiling caused fire incident in Basey town
ORMOC CITY- An overheated ceiling fan was blamed for a fire incident that burned down three business stalls in Basey, Samar on Tuesday (May 23) at about 11 am.
The three stalls, located in Barangay...
DPWH says damaged flood control projects in Leyte town up for assessment
GOVERNMENT CENTER, PALO, Leyte- The two Daguitan-Marabong flood control projects in Barangay Caridad, Julita, Leyte, are now being assessed on the extent of damages in the aftermath of tropical storm ‘Urduja’ last December 16,...
PDEA: 839 barangays in EV are “shabu affected”
TACLOBAN CITY - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has listed 839 drug affected barangays in the region, representing 19 percent of the region’s total number of villages.
About 361 villages with drug menace are...