Visayas fast emerging as a hotspot for illegal tobacco trade, report says
Biliran tops list in EV
TACLOBAN CITY- The Visayas region is rapidly emerging as a new hotspot for the illegal cigarette trade, registering a 6% incidence rate, closely following Luzon’s 8%, according to data from...
Leyte town, plagued with water woes, welcomes JE Hydro and Bio-energy Corp.
Water company vows to provide 24/7 water supply
BARUGO, Leyte – A new water facility is set to operate in this town, with the mayor expressing high hopes that it will lead to better water...
Over 1 million students back to schools in EV; DepEd says opening was ‘generally...
TACLOBAN CITY – More than one million students across Eastern Visayas returned to their classrooms on Monday, June 16, as the Department of Education (DepEd) reported a “generally smooth, orderly, and peaceful” opening of...
After serving the 90-day suspension order, Commissioner Darilag back at ChEd
Darilag sits as board chair of EV state universities
TACLOBAN CITY- After serving a 90-day preventive suspension order, Commissioner Aldrin Darilag of the Commission on Higher Education (ChEd) returned to work on Friday (April 19).
Speaking...
DMW, local officials in Eastern Visayas unite against illegal recruitment and human trafficking
TACLOBAN CITY – In a renewed push to combat illegal recruitment and trafficking in persons, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with several local chief executives in Eastern...
Seniors to receive increased monthly allowance from city gov’t
In Borongan City
TACLOBAN CITY – Senior citizens in Borongan City beginning this month are to receive an increase in their monthly monetary allowance as the city government passed and approved an ordinance for such...