Supreme Court convicts ex-Leyte mayor for graft
Case stemmed for cockpit use of brgy execs
TACLOBAN CITY-A former mayor in Leyte was convicted by the Supreme Court for graft after she allowed the members of the ‘Liga ng mga Barangay’ to hold...
Trafficking, prostitution taking a turn for the worse amid neglect of disaster victims-solon
Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luzviminda Ilagan urged colleagues in the House of Representatives to immediately tackle in its agenda House Resolution 453 amid increased reports of trafficking and cybersex operations in the country, especially...
Popcom surveys available RH services in hospitals
PALO, Leyte- About 39 hospitals in the region have been surveyed by the Commission on Population (Popcom) to re-evaluate the availability of reproductive health (RH) services for its clients.
Popcom Regional Director Elnora Pulma said...
Keitech graduates to boosts region’s needs on skilled workers, TESDA official said
ORMOC CITY-Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Regional Director Cleta Omega said that the new and well-trained skilled workers who graduated at the Keitech (Kananga-EDC (Energy Development Corp.) will help augment the region’s...
As part of Tacloban city gov’t effort to regain status as rabies-free city
TACLOBAN CITY- After losing its status as a rabies-free, this city’s veterinary office is intensifying its vaccination among dogs in particular.
For the past 14 years, Tacloban City was the only rabies-free area in the...
Book on climate change launched in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY--KATIG Writers Inc., an organization of writers in Eastern Visayas, and the Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Cities (iCSC) on June 28 launched its book entitled “Agam: Filipino Narratives on Uncertainty and...