P39.8-B calamity fund set for 2026 as disasters batter regions
TACLOBAN CITY — Nearly P40 billion has been set aside under the 2026 national budget to strengthen the country’s disaster response and rehabilitation efforts, House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan announced Sunday, Feb. 22.
Libanan of...
House panel clears bill institutionalizing presidential merit scholarship
TACLOBAN CITY — A proposed law granting full government support to top senior high school graduates moved closer to plenary approval after the House Committee on Appropriations endorsed the measure on Feb. 17.
The panel,...
PRO-8 nets drug suspects, gunman in 2-day anti-crime drive
TACLOBAN CITY — Police in Eastern Visayas arrested several drug suspects, seized illegal firearms, and stopped an unlawful fuel trade in a series of operations conducted over two days, authorities reported Monday.
The operations, carried...
Catbalogan City boosts marine conservation with sea turtle, giant clam release
TACLOBAN CITY — The Catbalogan city government has stepped up efforts to restore marine ecosystems with the release of sea turtles and transplantation of giant clams in Barangay Buluan.
Led by the City Agriculture Office...
1M blue swimming crab larvae release to revive coastal livelihoods
TACLOBAN CITY- The provincial government of Southern Leyte has released one million blue swimming crab larvae into the waters of two coastal towns as part of an intensified effort to restore declining crab stocks...
Ormoc sets up OFW help desk to aid 7,500 migrant workers
TACLOBAN CITY — The city government of Ormoc City has established a dedicated help desk for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), seeking to provide faster assistance and stronger protection for thousands of Ormocanons working abroad.
The...