Landbank releases P16.6M loan to Leyte farmers
TACLOBAN CITY – State-run Landbank of the Philippines has extended a P16.63 million loan to rice farmers in Leyte from January to June 2023 through its two major lending programs.
Landbank Leyte Lending Center head...
PhilHealth Konsulta Program launched in 9 healthcare facilities in E. Samar
BORONGAN CITY-To further boost citizen’s access to primary health care services, the PhilHealth Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) - Local Health Integrated Office (LHIO) in this city recently announced a wider coverage of the program which...
Eastern Visayas records 2.15 million persons in the labor force in April 2023 (Preliminary)
TACLOBAN CITY-Eastern Visayas registered a Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) of 65.6 percent in April 2023.
This placed the region’s labor force at 2.15 million persons who were either employed or unemployed out of the...
BFAR extends assistance to fishermen’s groups in Leyte and Northern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) in the region has turned over P3.2 million worth of deep-sea net or ‘lambaklad’ and fish aggregating device (FAD) or ‘payao’ to four fisherfolks...
‘Ukay-ukay’ seller shot dead in Ormoc City
ORMOC CITY-The police are still investigating who were the perpetrators behind the gruesome murder of a businesswoman here in the city on Tuesday (August 1).
The suspects barged inside the house of Emily Porcadilla,55, a...
Relatives of a farmer slain by a village chairman stages revenge in Calbayog City
ORMOC CITY-Relatives of a farmer who was shot dead ransacked the houses of the family members of the suspect in Calbayog City on July 28.
The relatives of Jason Parilla went to the houses of...