EVMC ramps up investments to address shortage
Due to lack of doctors
TACLOBAN CITY – The Eastern Visayas Medical Center (EVMC), the region’s largest public hospital, is stepping up efforts to retain its medical staff amid a nationwide shortage of doctors in...
3 contractors in PBBM flood control list have projects in EV
One firm bagged P6 billion projects
GOVERNMENT CENTER, PALO,Leyte- Three construction firms named by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. among the alleged top contractors cornering a significant share of the country’s flood control projects are also...
Red tide hits Cancabato Bay
BFAR warns public against eating shellfish
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the region has placed Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City under red tide alert after seawater samples tested...
Samar bishops join locals against mining expansion
Homonhon mining activities
TACLOBAN CITY – In a powerful show of pastoral and environmental solidarity, the three Catholic bishops of Samar Island visited Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, lending their voices to local communities...
8 NPA members killed; firearms recovered
In Northern Samar clashes
TACLOBAN CITY– At least eight alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in separate armed encounters with government forces in Barangay San Isidro, Las Navas town, Northern Samar...
EV execs welcome Martin’s reelection as Speaker
Romualdez represents Leyte’s 1st district
TACLOBAN CITY – The reelection of Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez as Speaker of the House for the 20th Congress received largely positive reactions from local officials in Eastern...