NGO reports P26.64M worth of legal aid for storm survivors
TACLOBAN CITY - Yolanda survivors in Leyte have accessed P26.64 million worth of benefits through legal assistance provided by the Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services (IDEALS). Lawyer Enrico Asis, area...
PLAN International sponsored hygiene seminar in villages hit by Yolanda
TACLOBAN CITY- A seminar on water sanitation and hygiene promotion was initiated by the Plan International called “Post -Haiyan Rehabilitation Community Project,” on June 18. The meeting focused on teaching, particularly the sanitation and...
Gov. Ong led N. Samar 49th founding celebration
CATARMAN, Northern Samar- Governor Jose Ong, Jr. led the 49th founding anniversary of the province with series of activities lined up to enliven up the celebration. This year’s founding theme “One Province, One People,...
Bobon officials commemorated 116th Philippine Independence Day
BOBON, Northern Samar—Mayor Reny Celespara and Colonel Mario Lacurom, deputy brigade commander of the 803rd Infantry Brigade based in Catarman, this province, led in the celebration of the 116th Philippine Independence Day on this...
Yolanda not the real reason for the decline of country’s economic growth, biz group...
TACLOBAN CITY - Business group in Eastern Visayas refuted the national government’s recent declaration that super typhoon Yolanda caused the Philippine’s slow economic growth in the first quarter of 2014. In a statement, Eastern...
Aquino could suffer similar fate with Erap, Gloria, lawyer said
TACLOBAN CITY-Militant lawyer Argee Guevarra warned President Benigno Aquino that he may see himself at the New Bilibid Prison if he continues shielding his Cabinet members allegedly linked to the multi-billion pesos pork barrel...