USAID engages CSOs for transparency, participatory governance project in Tacloban City
Mayor Romualdez shows support of USAID goals
TACLOBAN CITY- To advocate for participatory governance, social accountability, and transparency, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) commenced on Thursday, October 12, at the Rosvenil Hotel,...
DepEd says that over 600 classrooms EV damaged in the aftermath of the storm
TACLOBAN CITY – About 643 classrooms across Eastern Visayas sustained varying degrees of damage after Super Typhoon ‘Uwan’ pummeled the region over the weekend, according to a situational report from the Department of Education...
Catarman Bishop Trance retires; Pope Francis named Bishop Buco as successor
Due to health reason
TACLOBAN CITY- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Emmanuel Trance of Catarman Diocese in Northern Samar on Friday (Dec. 8).
Based on the report of the Catholic Bishops Conference of...
20 LGUs in EV have no comprehensive land use plan
Document is considered to be crucial for LGUs
TACLOBAN CITY – About 20 local government units in the region have no existing Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), majority of them are in Samar province.
This was...
PPA reports several PDLs released thru pardon or parole remanded back to jail due...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) in the region has reported a two percent revocation rate among persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) released either through parole or probation.
While this revocation rate...
DOST-8, Oceana Philippines forge partnership to protect Panaon Island seascape
TACLOBAN CITY—The Department of Science and Technology Region VIII (DOST-8), through its Provincial Science and Technology Office-Southern Leyte, has partnered with Oceana Philippines International to safeguard the rich marine ecosystem of Panaon Island Seascape,...