Push to create Samar Island Region gains renewed momentum
Rep. Libanan is the main proponent
TACLOBAN CITY – The proposal to establish a separate administrative region for Samar Island is once again gaining traction, as six legislators from the island have thrown their support...
Calbayog mayor, advocates oppose wind farm in protected landscape
Sec. Garin says all environmental laws must be complied
TACLOBAN CITY – Environment advocates and local officials in Calbayog City have raised strong opposition to the construction of a P20-billion wind power farm inside the...
Biliran placed under state of calamity; 10 dead
“Massive destruction” due to ‘Opong’
TACLOBAN CITY – The province of Biliran was placed under a state of calamity on Monday, September 29, following what Governor Rogelio Espina described as the “massive” destruction caused by...
Tacloban eyes P1-B rehab of its decades-old public market
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government is drawing up plans for a massive rehabilitation of the Tacloban City Public Market — its main trading hub — with an initial budget that could reach as...
Leyte SP enacts ordinance backing PBBM push for LGU’s say on flood projects
Amid flood control projects scandal
TACLOBAN CITY — Responding to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call for tighter local government involvement in national infrastructure projects — especially controversial flood-control initiatives — the Leyte provincial board has...
Rep. Ongchuan moves transfer of tourism infra projects to DOT
Following DPWH’s flood control projects
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar Representative Edwin Ongchuan(2ND district) has urged Congress to transfer the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP) back to the Department of Tourism (DoT), saying the shift...