Calls for reconstitution of regional eagle watch team pushed
TACLOBAN CITY - Amid increasing threats to the Philippine Eagle’s survival, including deforestation, habitat fragmentation and hunting, private sectoral representatives (PSRs) of the Regional Development Council call for the reconstituted the Regional Eagle Watch...
DPWH-8 bags multiple national awards for equipment management
TACLOBAN CITY—The Department of Public Works and Highways in Eastern Visayas (DPWH-8), through its Equipment Management Division (EMD), swept five national awards at the 2025 BOE-EMD-ESU Coordination Meeting held in Iloilo City on March...
Climate change threatens native stingless bee colonies at Tacloban Crop Hub
TACLOBAN CITY – The number of Tetragonula biroi, or native “stingless bees,” at the Tacloban Agricultural Crop Resources Hub (TACReH) in Barangay 101 has dropped to fewer than 30 colonies due to erratic weather...
Tingog confident of voter support in Duterte strongholds despite political rift
TACLOBAN CITY – Despite the ongoing political tension between House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Vice President Sara Duterte, the Tingog party-list remains “pretty confident” of maintaining strong voter support—even in Mindanao, widely considered a...
Pinabacdao declared insurgency-free, achieves stable internal peace and security
Once a hotbed of Samar’s insurgency problem
TACLOBAN CITY– The municipality of Pinabacdao in Samar has officially been declared under a Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition (SIPSC), marking a significant milestone in its journey...
Sporadic bamboo industry to get boost from DOST-8
TACLOBAN CITY –The bamboo industry will be providing a greener, sustainable economy for local bamboo propagators in the region as the Department of Science and Technology Eastern Visayas scales up innovation that will result...