EV tops PH list of former rebels applying for amnesty
Over 400 ex-NPAs so far applied
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas has recorded the highest number of former New People’s Army (NPA) members applying for amnesty in the entire country, according to the Office of...
EV bets warned on permit to win, campaign
Military says NPAs no longer have mass support
TACLOBAN CITY – The military in Eastern Visayas has asserted that the New People’s Army (NPA) no longer holds the power to demand so-called “permits to campaign”...
DZR Airport logs 7% hike in passenger traffic in 2024
Among the country’s busiest airports
TACLOBAN CITY – Passenger traffic at Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport in Tacloban grew by 7% in 2024, driven largely by the introduction of new flight routes, an official said.
According...
Sec. Angara backs ‘unity roads’ project for Samar Island
To alleviate poverty, end insurgency
TACLOBAN CITY – Education Secretary Juan Edgardo ‘Sonny’ Angara, who is the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for Eastern Visayas, has expressed full support for the ‘unity...
Leyte mayors back nat’l govt on WPS issue
“It is ours,” says Petilla
TACLOBAN CITY – The mayors of Leyte province have joined the national call to assert the country’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), emphasizing the need to protect...
DOH to LGUs: apply for ‘super health centers’
Matag-ob latest to benefit said project
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in the rgion is encouraging local government units (LGUs) to apply for funding to establish their own super health centers, an...