North Samar now a 1st class province
Gov. Ongchuan made the declaration during his SOPA
TACLOBAN CITY-Northern Samar is now a first-class province in terms of income classification, an indication that his administration is on the right track in uplifting its people...
DOH places hospitals on code white alert
During Christmas season
TACLOBAN CITY—The Department of Health (DOH) has placed all 51 government-run hospitals, 36 private hospitals, and two DOH-retained hospitals in Eastern Visayas under Code White alert starting December 16.
This heightened alert ensures...
Plastic use no longer allowed in Tacloban City
Beginning on New Year’s Day
TACLOBAN CITY- This city has joined local government units in the country prohibiting the use of plastics by business establishments and the public.
The ban on the use of single-use plastics...
Fire in Tacloban; quakes in Hernani
No one injured in the separate incidents
TACLOBAN CITY – A massive fire and a series of earthquakes have left residents of this city and in Hernani, Eastern Samar reeling from devastation and fear.
About 78...
NMP lays down P1.33-B modernization plan
Del Rosario says it’s a 3-year program
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP), the largest government-run maritime training center and research institution based in this city, has submitted its P1.33 billion modernization plan...
Supreme Court convicts ex-Leyte mayor for graft
Case stemmed for cockpit use of brgy execs
TACLOBAN CITY-A former mayor in Leyte was convicted by the Supreme Court for graft after she allowed the members of the ‘Liga ng mga Barangay’ to hold...