Regional drug target falls in Leyte town sting operation
ORMOC CITY– A high-value drug personality, ranked No. 5 in the regional priority target list of the Philippine National Police (PNP), was arrested in an early morning buy-bust operation on Sunday, March 2, in...
BFP steadily closes gap on fire stations, fire trucks in EV LGUs
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection(BFP) reports there remain twelve municipalities in Region 8 with no fire stations and manpower; however, they are steadily closing the gap as many of these areas...
Northern Samar, ADB explore investment and ‘blue economy’ collaboration
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Northern Samar, led by Governor Edwin Ongchuan, met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) officials on March 5 to discuss investment facilitation and blue economy development.
Governor Ongchuan outlined...
Southern Leyte fisherfolk encouraged to submit livelihood proposals under FishCoRe Project
TACLOBAN CITY – Fisherfolk associations and cooperatives in Southern Leyte have been urged by representatives from the World Bank and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to submit livelihood proposals aligned with...
Gov’t IO’s take the information cudgels against teenage pregnancy, HIV
TACLOBAN CITY - The Association Government Information Officers in Region 8 (AGIO8) is taking up its own cudgels in the fight against the rising number of teenage pregnancy in the region through a series...
‘Alyansa’ banks on Leyte, Marcos stronghold in Visayas
Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas, the powerhouse Senate slate backed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., is banking on Leyte, a long-standing stronghold of the Marcos family, to deliver a decisive mandate that...