U.S. donates P 1.6 million in disaster relief, medical supplies to Palawan
Manila-On August 12, the U.S. Embassy Civil Affairs Team (CAT) donated disaster relief tents and medical supplies, valued at P1.6 million ($30,000), to support local humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness in Palawan. Members...
OCD-8 concludes Gawad Kalasag caravan in Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Eastern Visayas has successfully concluded its Gawad Kalasag (GK) Seal and Humanitarian Assistance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Caravan across all six provinces...
Army recovers cache of high-powered firearms in Eastern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY- Government troops recovered a cache of high-powered firearms allegedly belonging to the communist rebels in Can-avid, Eastern Samar.
The recovered high-powered firearms include five M14 rifles, four M16 rifles, a shotgun, an M79...
DOT-8 holds four-day tourism promotion through online
With pandemic still raging
TACLOBAN CITY – The regional office of the Department of Tourism (DOT) hosted this year’s 7th Regional Travel Fair (RTF).
This is the first hybrid edition of RTF organized by the Tourism...
Salvage victim dies while being treated at hospital
ORMOC CITY- A man with multiple gunshot wounds, discovered along a national road in Barangay Lipanto, Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte, died while receiving medical attention late Tuesday evening, October 1.
Residents found the unidentified man...
Pinabacdao moves to open special needs classrooms in public schools
TACLOBAN CITY — Seeking to make public education more inclusive, the local government of Pinabacdao, Samar is moving to establish dedicated classrooms for children with special needs under its Special Needs Education (SNED) program,...