500 Guiuan farmers received seedlings from PCA for replanting
GUIUAN, Eastern Samar – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) reported that 500 farmers in this typhoon-ravaged town have already received seedlings for replacement of damaged coconut trees. Since farming is one of the primary...
Construction of new Guiuan Church to start in October
GUIUAN, Eastern Samar – Through the efforts of the parish ministry, a new church is soon to be constructed this town ravaged by supertyphoon Yolanda. Msgr. Lope Robredillo, parish priest, is determined to build a...
My appointment as RPOC chair surprised me – Mayor Aquino
TACLOBAN CITY – Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino admitted that he was caught by surprised over his appointment as chair of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) for Eastern Visayas. Aquino took his oath...
BFAR released P76 million to restore fish cages in Leyte, Samar
TACLOBAN CITY- The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) released P76 million that will be used to repair the various fish cages in the region destroyed during the onslaught...
DSWD claims “escalation” of human trafficking cases
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reported of 43 confirmed human trafficking cases in the region, citing particularly areas hit by supertyphoon Yolanda. However, barangay officials in so-called “tent...