Libanan eyes E. Samar congressional seat
From his current post as 4Ps representative
TACLOBAN CITY-Rep. Marcelino ‘Nonoy’ Libanan of the 4Ps party-list group is mulling the idea of running for the lone congressional district of Eastern Samar in next year’s midterm...
RDC-8 OK projects worth P268.7B for ‘24
Proposed railway project also discussed
TACLOBAN CITY – The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Eastern Visayas has greenlit various projects for the current year with a total budget of P268.7 billion.
These government-initiated projects were approved...
DPWH halts construction of seawall
Amid uproar from Borongan officials, residents
TACLOBAN CITY- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the region has stopped the construction of a seawall in Barangay Lalawigan, Borongan City.
This decision was announced by...
PSA: EV records lowest inflation rate in six months
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas recorded a 3.4 percent inflation rate in March, the region’s slowest in six months and sixth among all regions, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Friday (April 12).
The previous...
Villagers oppose ‘destructive’ seawall project
In Borongan City
TACLOBAN CITY - Residents of Borongan City have voiced their opposition to a seawall project being implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) along the beach area of their...
S. Leyte guv makes move for a Congress run
2025 elections
TACLOBAN CITY-Southern Leyte Governor Damian Mercado is set to run for congressman of the province’s second congressional district, potentially clashing with a political ally, Rep. Christopherson Yap.
Mercado, a former congressman himself and now...