President Marcos rolls out cash aid, subsidies to cushion impact of rising oil prices
“Ngayon, higit kailanman, kailangan natin ang pagtutulungan ng bawat isa. Walang iwanan, walang maiiwan sa pagharap natin sa hamong ito.”
Thus declared President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, announcing a series of government measures,...
Feasibility study for Luzon–Visayas Bridge slated for 2026; Visayas–Mindanao link planned
TACLOBAN CITY — A long-envisioned land connection linking Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao
moves closer to reality, with a feasibility study for a proposed Luzon–Visayas bridge or undersea tunnel set for this year, while a Visayas–Mindanao...
DAR Leyte opens PelikulAgraryo 2026: student filmmakers to showcase agrarian reform stories for over...
TACLOBAN CITY —Aspiring student filmmakers across Eastern Visayas now have a platform to tell powerful stories of agrarian reform, as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Leyte launches the second edition of PelikulAgraryo 2026.
The...
Out-of-school teen stabbed at school; suspect arrested
In Northern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY-A 16-year-old girl was stabbed Sunday evening, March 8, while inside an elementary school in Barangay Dolores, Las Navas, Northern Samar, prompting the immediate arrest of the alleged attacker by barangay...
Eastern Visayas trade plummets in November 2025 amid sharp export and import declines
Tacloban City — Eastern Visayas recorded a dramatic drop in trade activity in November 2025, with total exports and imports plunging by 98.1 percent and 96.8 percent, respectively, compared to the same month in...
P41 billion tuition subsidies to aid 2.58 million underprivileged private high school students
TACLOBAN CITY- The national government has allocated P41 billion this year to help underprivileged students attend private high schools in areas where public schools are unavailable or overcrowded, House Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list...