DA backs “Kusina ni Kawil” program, boosts reintegration efforts for former PDLs in Eastern...
TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Agriculture(DA) in the region has partnered with the Department of Justice – Parole and Probation Administration (DOJ-PPA-8) to support the “Kusina ni Kawil” program, an initiative that empowers...
EVRAA 2026 opens in Baybay City; mayor welcomes athletes,guests
BAYBAY CITY — The 2026 Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) Meet officially opened Sunday, March 1, this city, with Mayor Jose Carlo Cari welcoming more than 10,000 athletes, coaches, trainers, and chaperons from...
PCG, local divers remove 1,300 coral-eating starfish in Southern Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY — At least 1,300 crown-of-thorns starfish were removed from a reef area off Barangay Himay-angan in Liloan, Southern Leyte, in a joint marine conservation effort led by the Philippine Coast Guard and...
5 wind turbines scrapped inside protected area; Execs stand firm on watershed protection
In Calbayog City
TACLOBAN CITY – The five wind turbines originally planned within the protected watershed of the Calbayog Pan-as Hayiban Protected Landscape (CPHPL) have been cancelled, a move hailed by city officials and environmental...
Rehabilitated Burauen–Mahagnao road boosts safety, farm transport in Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY — Residents and farmers in Burauen, Leyte are now benefiting from safer and smoother travel following the completion of the rehabilitation of the Burauen–Mahagnao Road.
The project, implemented by the Department of Public...
Leyte Rep. Romualdez pushes for permanent OFW Hospital to support ‘modern heroes’
TACLOBAN CITY— Leyte First District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez is urging Congress to approve a measure that would establish a dedicated hospital for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families, calling it a long-overdue...