CPD urges education and parental involvement to curb rising teenage pregnancies in EV
TACLOBAN CITY — As teenage pregnancies continue to climb across Eastern Visayas, the Commission on Population and Development (CPD-VIII) is calling for stronger education initiatives and active parental involvement to protect adolescents from health...
Northern Samar raises allowance of 2,849 barangay health workers to boost primary...
TACLOBAN CITY– In a bid to strengthen primary healthcare services at the grassroots level, the provincial government of Northern Samar has approved an increase in the annual incentives of its 2,849 accredited barangay health...
Northern Samar jail launches bread-baking program to boost PDL skills
TACLOBAN CITY — Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Northern Samar Provincial Jail have started baking bread and pastries through a new livelihood initiative, “Panaderia sa Selda,” aimed at equipping inmates with marketable...
Catbalogan cracks down on dumping to save polluted Antiao River
TACLOBAN CITY — The Catbalogan city government has ordered a stricter crackdown on illegal dumping and improper waste disposal as pollution continues to threaten the Antiao River, the city’s main waterway.
Mayor Dexter Uy directed...
Southern Leyte’s Miss Universe PH candidate resigns, reinstated a day later
TACLOBAN CITY — A brief shake-up marked Southern Leyte’s participation in the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 pageant after its official candidate, Renee Rose Pascual Patual, announced her resignation on Sunday, Feb.15, only to reverse...
Northern Samar orders Capitol workers to use reusable tumblers to curb plastic waste
TACLOBAN CITY — The provincial government of Northern Samar has mandated all Capitol employees to bring and use reusable water tumblers while at work as part of its intensified campaign to reduce plastic waste...