Eastern Visayas to catch up on SDG goals
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDEV) has devised a Catch-Up Plan marked with intensified efforts and data-driven policies to accelerate progress into achieve the Sustainable Development Goals on time.
With...
Ancillary services costs push up August 2025 power transmission rates — NGCP
TACLOBAN CITY — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported that higher Ancillary Services (AS) charges drove up transmission rates for August 2025, resulting in a 7.09 percent increase in the overall...
Leyte board moves to standardize ‘no objection’ resolutions for projects
TACLOBAN CITY — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte has introduced a measure that seeks to institutionalize a transparent, accountable, and participatory system for issuing Resolutions of Interposing No Objection (RINO) at the provincial, municipal,...
Former NPA members in Eastern Samar form ‘ESPADA’ to bolster peace and reintegration...
TACLOBAN CITY — In a bid to strengthen peacebuilding and reintegration initiatives in Eastern Samar, 146 rehabilitated members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have formally organized themselves into a new association called the...
President Marcos inks law establishing and upgrading school in Leyte, Rizal and Sorsogon
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law four measures that expand access to quality education by establishing new national high schools and converting existing elementary schools into integrated schools in the provinces...
Electric jeepney plows into commuters at Tacloban mall terminal; four injured
Four people, including the driver of an electric jeepney, were injured after the vehicle suddenly lurched forward and rammed into waiting passengers at the Robinsons South Terminal in Barangay 77 Fatima on Tuesday night,...