DBM eyes P28.9-B support for local governments in 2023
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is proposing a P28.9 billion Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) to raise the capability of local government units in assuming devolved functions under the...
Sen. Go pushes for higher budget for health under the proposed 2023 national budget
BORONGAN CITY- Senator Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go is pushing for additional allocations for health as the deliberations for next year’s proposed budget is now in its final deliberation.
Go, who is the chairman of the...
Red tide warning up in Samar Bay
ORMOC CITY-The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday (Nov. 16) issued a red tide warning at Irong-Irong Bay in Catbalogan City.
The BFAR said that based on the shellfish meat sample collected...
PNP in Samar launch ‘Bantay’ tourist bike patrol to safeguard tourists and destinations
TACLOBAN CITY-Police in Samar province launched the ‘Bantay’ tourist bike patrol in support of the eco-tourism programs of the provincial government.
The tourist bike patrollers will focus their activities to safeguard the tourists as well...
Driver injured when Gmelina tree fell on a tricycle he was driving; 2 passengers...
ORMOC CITY-A driver of a passenger tricycle was injured while his two passengers were unhurt after a huge Gmelina tree fell on top of the tricycle they were board on Thursday (Nov. 17) along...
Green groups demand climate, economic justice anew
TACLOBAN CITY-Environmental advocates and other civil society groups in the country joined in another call for climate and economic justice as global leaders and policymakers met in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and Bali, Indonesia for...