Acidre pushes reforms in post-secondary education system
TACLOBAN CITY – House Committee on Higher and Technical Education Chairperson and EDCOM II Co-Chair Rep. Jude Acidre has called for reforms in the country’s post-secondary education system, saying it must adapt to the...
Abandoned newborn baby girl found in Burauen, Leyte
ORMOC CITY – A newborn baby girl was found abandoned inside a roadside kiosk in Barangay Hugpa East, Burauen, Leyte, early Friday morning, July 31, prompting police to launch an investigation to identify her...
48th National Disability Rights
The Department of Public Works and Highways Northern Samar Second District Engineering Office (DPWH NSSDEO) held a program on July 23, 2026 in observance of the 48th National Disability Rights Week pursuant to Proclamation...
Borongan installs first community tsunami alert system in Eastern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City has become the first local government unit in Eastern Samar to install a Community Tsunami Alerting System (CTAS), boosting its capability to provide early warnings and protect coastal residents...
DPWH strengthens key Leyte bridge along Palo-Carigara-Ormoc highway
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the retrofitting of the Pinamitinan Bridge in Capoocan, Leyte, enhancing the structural integrity of a key national bridge that serves thousands...
Enhancing U.S.-Philippines counterterrorism cooperation
PAGADIAN CITY-The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and the Zamboanga del Sur provincial government signed an agreement establishing a P30.8-million ($500,000) law enforcement training program, demonstrating the United States’s commitment to working with the...