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...
From plastic waste to wifi: Eastern Visayas students bring green innovation to SEAMEO...
TACLOBAN CITY — From a public high school in Eastern Visayas to a regional science stage in Malaysia, four student-researchers from Dolores National High School (DNHS) in Dolores, Eastern Samar are carrying with them...
Puppets, popcorn lessons, and teen talk: Neneng and Biboy launch Calbayog Teen Centers
TACLOBAN CITY — Laughter, life lessons, and a pair of well-loved puppets took the spotlight as Neneng and Biboy charmed students during the back-to-back opening of two new school-based Teen Centers in Calbayog City,...