Former Samar mayor charged for malversation of funds by the Ombudsman
TACLOBAN CITY-For not remitting the town’s tax collections, the Office of Ombudsman ordered for the filing of malversation charge against a former mayor of San Sebastian in Samar. Recommended by the anti-graft court for the...
Newly-minted soldiers deployed to fight against NPA rebels
TACLOBAN CITY — Over 560 new soldiers were deployed to different Army units across the region on Wednesday (March 8) in another move to help end Eastern Visayas’ problem on insurgency.
The 564 soldiers, 27...
Albuera vice mayor assumes post of Espinosa
ALBUERA, Leyte- After much hesitation, Vice Mayor Rosa Meneses assumed the post as acting mayor of this town effective Friday (August 5). Meneses assumed the post after Mayor Rolando Espinosa’s designated caretaker, Councilor Sixto de...
18 poor students admitted as TESDA-Isuzu scholars
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 18 individuals are now undertaking a two-year auto mechanic training at the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) – 8.
The trainees were chosen from the 620 applicants all over...
GSIS asks old pensioners to revalidate their UMID cards
TACLOBAN CITY- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is calling pensioners who are 79 years old and below to have their UMID (unified multipurpose identification) cards revalidated by the end of this month.
Failure to...
Beach forest planting initiated by DENR to help Leyte Gulf recovery from Yolanda’s devastation
TACLOBAN CITY-The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has launched the beach forest plantations project for Eastern Visayas in Barangay 89(Payapay0, this city.
Leonardo Sibbaluca, executive director of the DENR-8,...