Military, LGU execs facilitate dialogue for families of NPA rebels
CAMP DOWNES, ORMOC CITY – Military and local government officials in Samar on Tuesday held a Peace Forum and Dialogue to convince the remaining members of the New People’s Army (NPA) through their families...
Climate movement in Eastern Visayas gains momentum, but lacks focus on biodiversity...
GUIUAN, Eastern Visayas — Joanna Sustento, a resident of Tacloban in Leyte, lost everything when Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in November 2013. The cyclone, locally known as Yolanda, uprooted millions of people...
DAR chief stresses role of youth and NGOs in their projects’ expansion
TACLOBAN CITY – Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Regional Director Robert Anthony Yu emphasized the importance of youth and nongovernment Organizations’ engagement in various DAR initiatives in an interview last on April 29 at...
DSWD extends over P370 million aid to flood victims in N. Samar
TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allocated more than P374 million to Northern Samar to be distributed to families affected by the shearline that hit the province in...
Proper sanitation, isolation defense vs HFMD — CHO
TACLOBAN CITY- The City Health Office(CHO) cautioned citizens to practice minimum health standards at all times and refrain from sending children to school if the manifestation of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) symptoms...
Leyte town to ask farmers to sell part of the harvest to NFA...
TACLOBAN CITY- The local government of Matag-ob in Leyte is encouraging farmers to sell at least 10 percent of their harvest to the National Food Authority (NFA) and in return, the grains agency will...