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...
Speaker Romualdez welcomes improved survey ratings, vows to push more reforms
TACLOBAN CITY– House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez welcomed the results of the latest OCTA Research “Tugon ng Masa” survey, showing a significant increase in both his trust and performance ratings,...
Carabao for a dream: After 10-year struggle, graduate gets unlikely gift from grandfather
TACLOBAN CITY – While most graduates walk away from the stage with medals, flowers, or money bouquets, 28-year-old Kobe Brian Garcia received something far more unexpected — a carabao.
The gift wasn’t random. It was...
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...
Tacloban’s Rizal Park to undergo P50-million rehab works
TACLOBAN CITY – The city’s historic Plaza Rizal, a central landmark and gathering space for Taclobanons, is set for a major rehabilitation worth P50 million, funded by the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority...
Mayor Agda cites poverty, inaccessibility as barriers to lasting peace
TACLOBAN CITY – While Borongan City, the capital of Eastern Samar, is no longer home to active members of the New People’s Army (NPA), Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda said the local government is...