Korean humanitarian group set to leave Leyte by December
TACLOBAN CITY – After staying close to a year, members of the South Korean Joint Support Group, which are conducting humanitarian missions, are to leave Leyte by December of this year. This was revealed by...
Mayor Aquino expresses optimism of Calbayog becoming a BPO city
CALBAYOG CITY- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is presently holding a series of Rural Impact Sourcing (RIS) workshops that commenced last May and will end November aimed to boost awareness in rural...
Due to lack of materials P345-M irrigation project in N. Samar suspended
TACLOBAN CITY –The P345.46 million foreign-funded Pinipisakan Irrigation Project (PIP) in Northern Samar has been suspended citing inaccessibility problem that hampered the delivery of construction materials. As of mid-August 2014, five contract packages have not...
Palo Yolanda victims opposes transfer from their present bunk houses
TACLOBAN CITY-“We too wanted to see the Pope!” Thus said some 250 families displaced by supertyphoon Yolanda now temporary taking shelters in bunk houses in Palo, Leyte. The families are asking Catholic Church officials to intervene...
US gov’t works with Leyte water providers to efficiency and resiliency
ORMOC CITY- The U.S. government and the provincial government of Leyte hosted two conferences on September 22 to 24 to improve service delivery and build climate change resilience. More than 180 participants from Leyte province...
NMP slowly recovers from Yolanda’s wrath
TACLOBAN CITY - The National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) is now slowly recovering from the devastation it suffered when supertyphoon Yolanda destroyed much of its facilities and buildings. The NMP said that the typhoon had left...