Northern Samar nears full integration of province-wide health system
CATARMAN, Northern Samar – The Northern Samar province-wide health system has made significant strides in its universal health care (UHC) local health system maturity level, reaching 97% completion for its organizational level (Level 2)...
Boy, 8, drown in Digyo Island
ORMOC CITY - Tragedy struck on Saturday (March 30) when an 8-year-old boy drowned while swimming at the beach in Sitio Digyo Island, Barangay Apid, Inopacan, Leyte.
The victim, a resident of Barangay San Roque,...
PCUP initiates capability-building training among homeowners in Ridgeview
TACLOBAN CITY - The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) has spearheaded a two-day capability-building training for a homeowners association in Barangay Cabalawan, this city.
The first day, conducted last Thursday (April 25) focused...
U.S. supports expansion of responsible seafood sourcing in Iloilo
Manila—On April 18, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines Mission Director Ryan Washburn joined Philippine government and private sector partners for the expansion of the agency’s Responsible Seafood Sourcing Program for blue...
Man arrested for engaging ‘sabong’ in Biliran
ORMOC CITY-A laborer was arrested by the local police in Naval, Biliran for violation of anti-gambling law at about 11:21 am on Tuesday (June 11).
Arrested was Roger Etol, 48 of Barangay PI Garcia whose...
Eastern Visayas media landscape shows sharp digital shift
TACLOBAN CITY- The digital revolution is irreversibly changing how Eastern Visayas population, aged 10-64 years, consume media that redefines the landscape for mass media in the region.
In the recent Data Dissemination Forum on Functional...