UP, DENR experts conduct risk assessment in Leyte’s 3rd district after 6.9-magnitude quake
TACLOBAN CITY – Leyte Representative Anna Veloso-Tuazon (3rd district) has expressed her gratitude to experts from the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UPRI) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Mines and Geosciences...
Army seizes high-powered firearms cache in Samar town
TACLOBAN CITY – Government troops from the 46th Infantry Battalion based in Calbiga, Samar, seized several high-powered firearms, including an M60 machine gun, in a military operation in Barangay Caranas, Motiong, Samar, on Wednesday,...
Villaba LGU plans relocation for over 190 families in landslide-prone area
As a result of the 6.9 magnitude quake
VILLABA, Leyte- The local government here is preparing to relocate more than 194 families—or over 600 residents—from Barangay Tagbubunga to a safer site following the recommendation of...
Tacloban-born artist joins global ‘Forest of Civilizations’ exhibit at Japan’s Expo 2025
TACLOBAN CITY – Tacloban-born Filipina-Swiss artist and gallerist Minerva Mondejar-Steiner is representing the Philippines at the upcoming “Forest of Civilizations” collaborative exhibit at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, an international art project symbolizing human...
NGCP restores full transmission operations in Visayas following 6.9-magnitude quake
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has fully restored power transmission operations in the Visayas Grid after completing key repairs to facilities damaged by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that...
Dolores opens first senior citizen community care center in Eastern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – Senior citizens in Dolores, Eastern Samar now have a dedicated place to gather, exercise, and socialize as the municipal government and the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) formally opened...