Eastern Samar LGUs meet SDG benchmarks as PSA turns over 2024 CBMS data
TACLOBAN CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Samar reported major strides toward meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) formally turned over the 2024 Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS)...
PNP reports gains in campaign vs. loose firearms, explosives in Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) reported significant gains in its intensified campaign against loose firearms and explosives across Eastern Visayas, highlighting the recovery of an unexploded ordnance (UXO) and the...
Mother and daughter die in Leyte road crash after motorcycle hit by truck
ORMOC CITY-A mother and her daughter were killed after the motorcycle they were riding was rear-ended by a truck and trapped underneath it along the national highway of Barangay Cantandoy, Palompon town, at around...
Eastern Visayas to catch up on SDG goals
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDEV) has devised a Catch-Up Plan marked with intensified efforts and data-driven policies to accelerate progress into achieve the Sustainable Development Goals on time.
With...
Ancillary services costs push up August 2025 power transmission rates — NGCP
TACLOBAN CITY — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported that higher Ancillary Services (AS) charges drove up transmission rates for August 2025, resulting in a 7.09 percent increase in the overall...
Leyte board moves to standardize ‘no objection’ resolutions for projects
TACLOBAN CITY — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte has introduced a measure that seeks to institutionalize a transparent, accountable, and participatory system for issuing Resolutions of Interposing No Objection (RINO) at the provincial, municipal,...