Philippines welcomes new batch of Peace Corps volunteers
MANILA- On July 14, the U.S. Peace Corps in the Philippines welcomed the arrival in Manila of 48 American Volunteers and seven short-term Response Volunteers who will serve alongside Filipino partners to support education,...
Gov’t launches FARM program to boost rice production, lower prices in Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev), formerly known as the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), has signed a memorandum of agreement with key stakeholders to roll out the...
Catarman mayor meets with affected residents ahead of P150-M flood control project
TACLOBAN CITY – Catarman Mayor Francisco Aurelio Rosales III met with residents of Barangay Yakal and nearby communities to discuss the upcoming implementation of a P150-million flood control project set to begin this July...
Newly identified drug peddler arrested in Carigara sting operation
ORMOC CITY– The Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of the local police in Carigara, Leyte has successfully apprehended a newly identified drug peddler in their ongoing campaign to address the drug problem in their...
PDEA dismantles drug den in Tacloban, arrests 3 suspects
ORMOC CITY- Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) dismantled a suspected drug den and arrested three individuals during a buy-bust operation on March 28 at around 11:25 pm in Barangay 62, Tacloban...
U.S. Embassy, DepEd-Davao City partner to train alternative learning system teachers
Davao City-On June 4 and 5, the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Regional English Language Office (RELO) and the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) Davao City Division conducted an intensive workshop that trained forty...