Remote villages of Catarman now have internet connections
TACLOBAN CITY – About five interior villages of Catarman, the capital town of Northern Samar province, have now access to the internet through the free Wifi program through the Cybercrime Resilient Communities (CRC) project...
N. Samar gov’t offers agriculture scholarship to young students
To address food insecurity, aging farmers
TACLOBAN CITY– In a bid to strengthen the province’s agriculture sector, the provincial government of Northern Samar is set to introduce a new policy offering full scholarships to deserving...
70 inmates complete TESDA vocational training in Northern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 70 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Northern Samar Provincial Jail (NSPJ) in Bobon town have successfully completed vocational training programs facilitated by the Technical Education and Skills...
Army sees end of insurgency in EV
Death of CPP-NPA leader Joma Sison
TACLOBAN CITY-The death of the founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), Jose Maria Sison, could signal the end of the insurgency problem in the region...
DSWD readies food packs for drought in Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned 110,285 family food packs (FFPs) in strategic areas of Eastern Visayas primarily for the impacts of the prolonged dry season.
The stock...
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,...