Police mass wedding unites over 50 couples in matrimony
TACLOBAN CITY – About 50 police personnel from the region had their marital union blessed in a mass wedding ceremony spearheaded by the Police Regional Office 8, aptly named “Kasalang Pulis sa Rehiyon Otso,”...
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...
Soldiers rescues flood-stricken families, delivers aid in Leyte during Typhoon “Opong”
TACLOBAN CITY – Braving rising floodwaters and fierce winds at the height of Typhoon “Opong,” soldiers of the 93rd Infantry Battalion mounted large-scale rescue and relief operations across Leyte, saving trapped residents and delivering...
DOH reports of 87 cholera cases in EV
34 in Tacloban City alone
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in Eastern Visayas on Thursday reported 32 deaths suspected to be due to cholera as undetermined water-borne diseases downed 3,955 from January...
Leyte farmers score first direct banana shipment to Manila, ending years of market...
TACLOBAN CITY — For the first time, Cardaba bananas grown in Leyte are reaching Metro Manila markets under their rightful name, marking a breakthrough for Eastern Visayas farmers long overshadowed in the national banana...
New health station brings vital services closer to remote Samar village
SAN JORGE, Samar– Residents of Barangay Buenavista, an interior village of this town, now have direct access to essential health care services following the turnover of a newly constructed health station.
The Korea International Cooperation...