Leyte fishermen reap benefits from BFAR-SAAD set net project
TACLOBAN CITY – Fisherfolk in Tolosa, Leyte have seen immediate returns from the Set Net (Lambaklad) project granted through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Special Area for Agricultural Development (BFAR-SAAD) initiative.
Just 12 days...
Eastern Samar hospitals earn over P118 million in 2023 through PhilHealth and aid...
TACLOBAN CITY – Despite offering free healthcare services, hospitals under the provincial government of Eastern Samar generated an income of more than P118.21 million last year.
This was disclosed by Governor Ben Evardone who said...
2 inmates at Leyte subprovincial jail rearrested
TACLOBAN CITY- Two inmates who escaped from a sub-provincial jail in Calubian, Leyte on Thursday, October 31, were apprehended early Friday morning, November 1, after a swift manhunt operation led by local authorities.
Under the...
BSP brings ‘Piso Caravan’ to Tacloban mall
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has brought its “Piso Caravan” to this city to replace unfit and mutilated bank notes and coins.
The three-day caravan held at the Robinsons Place Tacloban...
29 homestay operators in Biliran receive kits from DOT
MARIPIPI, Biliran – A total of 29 homestay operators from Biliran province received homestay kits from the Department of Tourism (DOT) to support their accommodations for tourists.
Of the recipients, 18 are from Higatangan Island...
PhilHealth increases dialysis coverage to P1 million per year
In just a span of three months this year, state health insurer PhilHealth has implemented two successive increases in its benefit package for hemodialysis from P4,000 in July to P6,350/session this October, making the...