New queens named in separate ceremonies
Part of the Tacloban City fiesta celebration
TACLOBAN CITY – Two pageant queens were separately crowned last Friday (June 21) in glittering ceremonies.
In Palo town, the Pintados Foundation Inc. organized the oldest and one of...
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...
Biliran guv to give away 10 laptop units to BiPSU ‘deserving’ students
TACLOBAN CITY – Biliran Governor Gerard Roger Espina has announced that he will be distributing 10 laptops to deserving university students of the Biliran Province State University (BiPSU).
The governor made this announcement through his...
Solo parents in Tacloban City to enjoy benefits with passage of ordinance by...
TACLOBAN CITY — An ordinance providing benefits to single parents in Tacloban was unanimously approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod during their regular session on Thursday (June 6).
The measure, officially known as the “Solo Parents...
6 rebels killed in an encounter in N. Samar
Army says province ‘last bastion’ of EV’s insurgency
TACLOBAN CITY- About six alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the communist group of the Philippines, were killed in an hour-long...
Calbayog declares ‘Hadang Festival’ as its official city celebration, ending cultural debate
TACLOBAN CITY – After years of debate over cultural identity and representation, Calbayog City has formally institutionalized the ‘Hadang Festival’ as its official city festival, dropping the previously used ‘Sarakiki-Hadang’ branding.
The move was made...