PSA reports of 0.4% decline of inflation rate for the month of January
TACLOBAN CITY – The inflation rate of the region at the start of the year was pegged at 4.0 percent, a report from the Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Service Office VIII (PSA...
Samar provinces kick off drafting of peace roadmap
TACLOBAN CITY – The three Samar provinces have started the drafting of the Samar Island Peace and Prosperity Roadmap for 2023 to 2028 in a bid to address the decades-old conflict in remote communities.
After...
Katungod claims military arrested 3 farmers; military says they were NPA members
TACLOBAN CITY-A progressive human rights group based in this city reported that three peasant members were detained by soldiers in Northern Samar on October 2, an allegation vehemently denied by the government troops.
Alexander Abiguna...
22 in every 100 families in Eastern Visayas are poor
Poverty incidence among families in Eastern Visayas in 2021 was estimated at 22.2 percent. This implies that in 2021, about 22 in every 100 families in the region were poor or have income that...
Senator Villar, Pimentel back President Duterte’s decision PH withdrawal from ICC
TACLOBAN CITY- Two administration senators backed on the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
And both Senators Cynthia Villar and Koko Pimentel believes that there would be no...
DPWH clearing operation in Bgry. Binaloan, Taft after 6.5 magnitude earthquake
BORONGAN CITY-The Department of Public Works and Highways Eastern Samar District Engineering Office (DPWH-ESDEO) deployed equipment and personnel for clearing and rescue operations to the affected areas by the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that strike...