PDEA: EV closes in on drug-cleared status for all barangays
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TACLOBAN CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Eastern Visayas is intensifying its campaign against illegal drugs as it works to address more than 100 barangays in the region that have yet...
School threats surge in Eastern Visayas following SJNHS shooting
TACLOBAN CITY — The June 22 shooting at San Jose National High School (SJNHS) has triggered a wave of school-related threats across Eastern Visayas, with police recording 16 incidents online and identifying 10 minors...
Online shooting threats prompt suspension of classes in 2 Leyte schools
TACLOBAN CITY — Two public high schools in Calubian, Leyte, suspended classes on Monday, Aug. 24, after threats of a possible shooting circulated on social media, prompting police and school officials to step up...
Gov. Evardone backs expanded LGSF
Added funds can speed up E. Samar development
TACLOBAN CITY — Eastern Samar Gov. Ralph Vincent “RV” Evardone has welcomed the national government’s expanded Local Government Support Fund (LGSF), saying additional funding could help the...
Eastern Visayas ramps up measles-rubella drive
90,110 children so far vaccinated
TACLOBAN CITY — More than 90,000 young children across the region have been vaccinated against measles and rubella in the first four days of a regionwide supplemental immunization campaign, but...
8 EV power distributors among country’s highest rates
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Due to generation cost
TACLOBAN CITY — Eight of Eastern Visayas’ 11 distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives were among the 20 power distributors with the highest residential electricity rates in the country in July,...