Priest says Church is “helpless” on spate of killings involving drug users, pushers
TACLOBAN CITY—Fr. Virgilio Cañete of Palo Archdiocese has admitted that the Catholic Church is “helpless” in solving the spate of drug-related killings in the country. Cañete’s remarks came after three suspected drug personalities in Tacloban...
DPWH-NSFDEO kicks off 126th DPWH anniversary celebration with tree planting activity
Catarman, Northern Samar – The Department of Public Works and Highways – Northern Samar First District Engineering Office (DPWH-NSFDEO) marked the beginning of its 126th Anniversary celebrations with a tree planting activity on June...
Draw lots determined fate of chairmanship in a village in the city
TACLOBAN CITY- Luck finally smiled to a candidate for chairman here in the city on his third try and to add more drama, via drawing of lots.
Judy Trinidad, a retired policeman, finally became the...
Fishing boats worth P1 million remain undistributed
PALO, Leyte- Possibly another case of relief assistance gone to waste? About 500 units of wooden-made fishing boats have yet to be distributed to intended beneficiaries with its usefulness now in doubt. The fishing boats have...
Popcom chief expresses satisfaction on EV’s high contraceptive use
TACLOBAN CITY- Population Commission (Popcom) Executive Director Dr. Juan Antonio Perez lauded Eastern Visayas in achieving a 48 percent of contraceptives prevalence rate which is about three percent higher than the national average.
Popcom is...
Dengue cases continue to rise in Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY – Dengue fever cases continue to rise sharply here in the region, killing 16 people and afflicting 2,982 others since January until this week, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
Roderick Boyd...