OWWA successfully held Migrant Workers Day
TACLOBAN CITY- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration – Regional Welfare Office VIII held its annual Migrant Workers Day on June 7, 2014 at the People’s Center, this city wherein over 500 guests and participants...
US government commit to continue helping country’s Yolanda rehabilitation, official said
TACLOBAN CITY - The United States government is eyeing a $142.5 million budget to rebuild communities pounded by super typhoon Yolanda last year, concentrating on improving education, health services and livelihood. US Agency for...
Former bank manager under probe for defrauding depositors
TACLOBAN CITY – Eralita Apalit was shocked to discover that the money that she deposited at the Philippine National Branch in Baybay City could be withdrawn without her permission. The 56-year old businesswoman from...
Spark Philippines, Apl.de.ap Foundation conducts creative arts training in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY-A training program called “Connecting Communities through the Creative Arts” was held at Leyte Normal University (LNU) by Spark Philippines with the Apl.de.ap Foundation on June 17-19, 2014. The training is an approach...
Foreign grants to boost country’s fight against TB, set to reach Calbayog
CALBAYOG CITY - Foreign investments of up to P1 billion per year for the next three years pour in to the Philippines as we now reach number 4 among the 27 high-burden countries in...
Healthy walk marks this year’s nutrition month celebration
TACLOBAN CITY – The regional National Nutrition Council (NNC-8) has lined up month-long activities for the national nutrition month on July According to Dr. Catalino “Kattie” Dotollo Jr., NNC nutrition program coordinator, said that...