Mini-Marshall Plan mulled to address poverty situation in Samar provinces
TACLOBAN CITY – The Eastern Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) is pushing for the creation of a task force to formulate a mini-Marshall Plan to curb poverty in three Samar provinces.
Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico...
Man nabbed for selling shabu to police personnel in a buy-bust operation
TACLOBAN CITY- A jobless man who lives in one of the resettlement sites in this city was arrested for selling the prohibited drugs to police personnel who acted as a buyer-poseur.
Arrested by the members...
Tacloban exec says temporary shelters to be demolished by October
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government wants to see all temporary shelters in this city vacant by October with the plan to transfer the remaining 339 families from makeshift houses to permanent housing units.
City...
Archbishop Du calls dialogue between Church, gov’t amid campaign on illegal drugs
TACLOBAN CITY-Amidst the spate of killings due to the campaign of the national government on illegal drug proliferation, Palo Archbishop John Du underscored the need for a dialogue between the Catholic Church and the...
DENR-8 wildlife rescue center serves as educational place for wildlife conservation
TACLOBAN CITY-The Regional Wildlife Rescue Center (RWRC) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-8) now serves as an educational place for the conservation of wildlife in the region.
DENR-8 Regional Director Leonardo Sibbaluca...
Viaduct to rise along new alternative road in Southern Leyte
MAASIN CITY – A viaduct will soon rise within the new San Ricardo-Liloan Road, adding up to the list of tourist attractions in the southernmost tip of the province.
Instead of blasting hard rock to...