Watchdogs, Church groups question 2025 polls
TACLOBAN CITY– A day after the May 12 midterm elections, over 200 members of poll watchdog Kontra Daya, the Makabayan bloc, and religious organizations staged protests in Manila, decrying alleged voting irregularities and disenfranchisement.
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Political dynasties still reign in Eastern Visayas
2025 elections
TACLOBAN CITY – While some political dynasties faltered elsewhere in the country, Eastern Visayas remains tightly held by powerful clans following the 2025 elections.
According to Prof. Ladylyn Mangada of UP Tacloban, dynasties in...
U.S. brings Coast Guard leadership course to SEA, trains PCG
Manila-From April 21 to May 2, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Southeast Asia Training Team (SEATT) conducted its first-ever Leadership and Management School (LAMS) course in Southeast Asia, with 43 members of the...
DSWD holds pre-deployment orientation for Tara Basa! tutors, youth workers
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the region conducted a pre-deployment orientation on May 14 for tutors and youth development workers (YDW) under the Tara Basa! program, a...
Eastern Visayas inflation slows to 0.6% in April, driven by cheaper food and utilities
TACLOBAN CITY – Inflation in Eastern Visayas continued on a downward trajectory, easing to 0.6 percent in April 2025, down from 1.0 percent in March, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in a...
DA wraps up Kadiwa ng Pangulo fair, gears up for more initiatives
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the region successfully concluded the latest leg of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo Trade Fair on May 6, 2025, following its two-day run that kicked off...