Natural disasters remain the biggest plague and news story for Eastern Visayas in 2017
EV in 2017: Mother Earth calling
In what could be the most disastrous typhoon to hit the region-four years after Eastern Visayas was pummeled by super typhoon ‘Yolanda’, the world’s strongest typhoon to hit...
Death toll due to ‘Urduja’ now climbs to 46
The province of Biliran, particularly its capital town of Naval, continues to grapple the devastation caused by typhoon ‘Urduja’ that hit the area on December 16.
On Monday (December 18), President Rodrigo Duterte visited Naval...
DILG designates new federalism campaign administrator
Responding to the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte to be more aggressive in its public campaign advocating a federal system of government, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Officer-in-Charge Catalino S. Cuy...
Leyte bridge hit by landslide now passable, says DPWH
CARIGARA, Leyte- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)’s Leyte Second Engineering Office (2nd LED) announced that the bridge located along Sitio Ansubas, Barangay Lemon in Capoocan is now passable after a landslide...
NPA members attacked soldiers who were on their way to rescue flood...
TACLOBAN CITY- A convoy of Army personnel from the 20th Infantry Battalion were attacked by members of New People’s Army (NPA) in Catubig town, Northern Samar while they were on their way to help...
Classes suspended in Catbalogan City to give way evacuees due to ‘Urduja’
TACLOBAN CITY- The city government of Catbalogan suspended classes in public and private schools from elementary, high school and tertiary level.
The suspension of classes was ordered by Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan as most classrooms in...