DOLE holds school-based jobs fair in SLSU-Sogod
TACLOBAN CITY- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in partnership with Southern Leyte State University (SLSU)-Sogod Campus and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) held a one-day jobs fair on July 13, 2016...
Woes of overseas jobseekers to get passports continue
TACLOBAN CITY – For prospective overseas workers living in remote communities, securing a passport means waking up early, enduring a long trip, go to different agencies to process requirements, and queue at the Department...
Feeding programs address hunger, malnutrition and performance among school children
TACLOBAN CITY-Average diets of Filipino school-age children 6 to 12 years old are poor in quantity and quality, according to the 2013 National Nutrition Survey by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the...
Police stations in EV received service vehicles
PALO, Leyte- Seventeen new patrol cars were distributed to the six provincial headquarters and city police stations by the regional Philippine National Police. The vehicles are to be used as staff cars or for administrative...
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...
Gov’t to double production of abaca planting materials; provides P100 million fund
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) in the region is aiming to double the production of abaca planting materials with the commitment of the new administration to embark on massive...