Comelec: Brgy, SK polls most peaceful in decades
In Eastern Visayas
PALO, Leyte – The recently-held barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections held last May 14 was the region’s ‘most peaceful’ in decades.
This was declared by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the...
Mayor Espinosa may lose supervision powers over police – PNP
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is studying the possibility of revoking Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr.’s authority over the police now that he is facing drug-related charges. Chief Insp. Ma. Bella...
PSA conducts April 2018 labor force survey
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has recently kicked off its April round of the quarterly Labor Force Survey (LFS).
A total of 2,721 systematically and randomly selected sample households in Region VIII were identified as...
“Hilots” to be trained as health workers in Samar town
BASEY, Samar – In an effort to avert infant deaths in home-based delivery, the municipal government would convert “hilots” or traditional midwives into health workers. Delivery through the hilots remain to be practice in this...
4Ps beneficiaries from 3 villages of Calbayog to train on organic farming
CALBAYOG CITY- A total of 30 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from the three village of this city are to undergo a farmers’ field school (FFS) season-long training on organic vegetable production. The...
P 39.90-M flood control structure project in Catarman underway
Catarman N. Samar-The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Northern Samar First District Engineering Office is currently constructing a flood mitigation structure along the Somoge River in Barangay Somoge, Catarman, Northern Samar.
The P139.90-million project,...