Northern Samar breaks ground with first LGU-led green lane policy for strategic investments
CATARMAN, Northern Samar- In a bold move to transform its local business environment and set a national benchmark, the provincial government of Northern Samar has institutionalized the Green Lane Policy, becoming the first local...
Church urges Senate to begin VP Duterte impeachment trial, cites ‘moral crisis’
TACLOBAN CITY – The Apostolic Orthodox Church’s Asia Pacific Diocese has called on the Senate to immediately begin the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, warning that continued delay constitutes a “betrayal of...
Eastern Visayas posts USD 25.80 million trade surplus in January 2025
TACLOBAN CITY-In January 2025, Eastern Visayas posted a balance of trade in goods (BoT-G) worth USD 25.80 million, indicating a trade surplus in contrast to the USD 57.51 million trade deficit in January 2024.
The...
Electrical malfunction sparks fire that guts house in Carigara
ORMOC CITY– A residential house was reduced to ashes after a fire—suspected to have been caused by an electrical malfunction—broke out late Saturday morning, June 14, at the Vergabrille Housing Project in Barangay Parag-um,...
UNICEF: Climate-resilient schools crucial to address the learning crisis
Manila- As children returned to school on Monday, June 16, and as the rainy season begins, UNICEF Philippines urges the Philippine government to promote safe, equitable, and continuous access to quality education by making...
Elderly man found dead in a creek; drowning suspected
ORMOC CITY- A 77-year-old man was found dead, floating in a creek in Barangay Cayare, San Miguel, Leyte, on Sunday afternoon, June 15 with authorities believe he may have accidentally drowned.
Police identified the victim...