Sec. Briones rejects call for increase of teachers’ salaries
ORMOC CITY-Education Secretary Leonor Briones thumbs down on the clamor of public school teachers for an increase of their salaries.
Briones made this declaration on the eve of the annual World Teachers Day celebration Friday(Oct.5)with...
Tacloban qualifies for DBM assistance fund
TACLOBAN CITY - On October 1(Monday), the highly urbanized city of Tacloban was recognized as one of the first eligible cities of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Local Government Support Fund Assistance...
House committee approves Rep. Sarmiento’s bill increasing the bed capacity of Schistomiasis Hospital
CALBAYOG CITY- Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento said that his bill proposing for an increase of the bed capacity of the Schistomiasis Hospital and Research Center (SHRC) has been approved by the health committee...
Activities highlight Elderly Week Celebration in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY - The city government of Tacloban through its Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) and in coordination with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and senior citizens organizations join the...
Leyte is the most visited by tourists in the region last year
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) reported that Leyte continues to have the highest number of tourists among the provinces and cities in the region.
Of the 1.51 million tourists, local and foreigners...
Rep. Sarmiento calls for an end of killing incidents in Samar
Particularly in Calbayog City
By: Joey A. Gabieta
TACLOBAN CITY-Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento has sought help from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) on the series of...