Guiuan coastal folks turn to mangroves, seawall for protection
GUIUAN, Eastern Samar — Nine years after the deadly storm surge triggered by Super Typhoon ‘Yolanda’ (international name: Haiyan) flattened communities in Eastern Visayas, residents of a village in Guiuan town still feel anxious.
It...
DOT to conduct training in tour guiding as tourism sector is reopening after...
Tiopes disclose on lack of tourist guides in the region
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is set to conduct a tour guiding course as a way to encourage more tour guides in...
Rep. Romualdez sponsors bill giving benefits to PWDs
TACLOBAN CITY- Leyte Representative Ferdinand Martin “FM” Romualdez (1st district) expressed his optimism that the bill he sponsored providing discounts to persons with disabilities (PWDs) will be approved within the year. According to Romualdez, House...
DPWH reports of P54.5 million of damaged roads in EV due to ‘Usman’
TACLOBAN CITY- Tropical depression ‘Usman’ has damaged several major roads here in the region amounting to P54.5 million.
Based on the report of the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),...
DOH declares diarrhea outbreak in a Samar village
TACLOBAN CITY – The regional office of the Department of Health (DOH) has declared a diarrhea outbreak in a village in Almagro, Samar after the water-borne disease has downed 40 residents over the past...
DPWH alerts disaster response team in preparation for tropical
BORONGAN CITY- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Eastern Samar District Engineering Office immediately mobilize and reactivates disaster response team to undertake preparatory activities to mitigate possible damages.
Heavy equipment, manpower and other...