Yolanda aftermath Old Guiuan church to be repaired while a new one to be...
TACLOBAN CITY – A new church is set to be constructed while the historic Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, a 17th century church in Guiuan, Eastern Samar that suffered extensive damage due to supertyphoon...
Engineer killed while playing basketball
CATARMAN, Northern Samar- A lone gunman shot and killed a provincial engineer of the Northern Samar District Engineer Office in the morning of May 12 with police authority still facing a blank wall as...
CSC rebuffs Gov. Ong on reassignment of eight health workers
TACLOBAN CITY – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) voided a memorandum order issued by Northern Samar Governor Jose Ong reassigning eight hospital workers saying the act was in violation of the Magna Carta for...
POPCOM-8 helps address sexual health needs of young people in Yolanda-affected areas
PALO,Leyte-In areas affected by natural disasters, the risks for adolescents are high. They are often forced to flee their homes, frequently leaving behind family and friends and the familiarity and stability of their former...
ILO to help provide SSS, Philhealth to workers
TACLOBAN CITY- A top official of the International Labor Organization (ILO) revealed that they are planning to provide social and health protections to workers employed under its emergency program. The ILO provided work assistance...
UN body form technical working group to further boost PHL disaster preparedness
TACLOBAN CITY- A technical working group (TWG) is to be formed by the United Nations Development Assistance Framework to ensure that areas hit by a disaster could immediately respond and recover. The disaster preparedness...