United States, The Asia Foundation launch P16.8 million initiative to boost cyber resilience of...
Manila- In commemoration of Human Rights Day, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and The Asia Foundation launched on December 12 a P16.8-million ($300,000) initiative that will strengthen the...
14-year old injured after picking up firecracker in Catarman
ORMOC CITY– A 14-year-old male student from Barangay Dalakit, Catarman in Northern Samar sustained a minor injury after picking up an unidentified firecracker on January 1, 2025.
The incident occurred around 11:00 a.m. The boy...
Personal grudge suspected motive in farmer’s killing in Borongan City
ORMOC CITY-Local police suspect a personal grudge as the motive behind the fatal stabbing of a farmer by another farmer on November 9, in Barangay Bugas, Borongan City.
The victim, identified as “Sam,” a married...
Samar town expands ‘Kasilyas’ program as part of its zero defecation campaign
TACLOBAN CITY – The local government unit (LGU) of Paranas in Samar, under the leadership of Mayor Eunice Babalcon, distributed materials under its ‘Kasilyas Program’ to 15 households in Barangay Pequit.
Launched in 2015, the...
DPWH delivers new classrooms to Cagbuhangin Elementary School
ORMOC CITY – Students of Cagbuhangin Elementary School in Barangay Cagbuhangin, Ormoc City, Leyte can now look forward to a better learning environment with the completion of a new two-classroom school building constructed by...
Based on the DOF issuance, Northern Samar now officially a 1st class province
TACLOBAN CITY— Northern Samar is now officially classified as a first-class province, according to its provincial treasurer Allan Valenciano.
This reclassification follows the issuance of Department of Finance (DOF) Order No. 74-2024, implementing the First...