PCA Region 8 continues watch vs ‘cocolisap’
PALO, Leyte-The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in Eastern Visayas continues to watch major ports in the region to prevent the entry of planting materials with coconut scale insect or “cocolisap”.
PCA Regional Manager Joel Pilapil...
102 Kalahi-CIDSS disaster risk reduction projects funded toward resilient communities
TACLOBAN CITY- A total of 102 disaster risk reduction management projects in Eastern Visayas are currently being funded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s anti-poverty progam, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and...
Sen. Villar proposes to provide free calamity insurance to 3M EV farmers
CATARMAN, Northern Samar-Senator Cynthia Villar said that she will be introducing a legislative measure that would provide relief assistance to farmers in times of calamities.
This way, affected farmers and their respective families would no...
DPWH Southern Leyte widens 10 bridges
MAASIN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has kicked off the widening and strengthening of 10 permanent bridges along Southern Leyte’s national highways to complement the agency’s road expansion projects.
DPWH...
Mormon Church shares school supplies to children hit by ‘Urduja’ in Leyte town
TANAUAN, Leyte - A gift of school supplies brought back the smile on Jonabel Garcelazo’s face after the recent flooding brought by tropical storm ‘Urduja’ soaked her most valued school materials.
Jonabel, whose dream is...
Korean humanitarian group set to leave Leyte by December
TACLOBAN CITY – After staying close to a year, members of the South Korean Joint Support Group, which are conducting humanitarian missions, are to leave Leyte by December of this year. This was revealed by...