“Disaster imagination” key to disaster preparedness, Philvocs director said
TACLOBAN CITY--Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs) Director Renato Solidum pointed out the importance of “disaster imagination” as the key to the solution to the problems besetting Philippines being a disaster-prone country. “Disaster imagination,...
DSWD to conduct household enumeration before year’s end
TACLOBAN CITY- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to conduct the second round on the enumeration of households in the whole region. This was disclosed by Yvonne Abonales, chief of the...
BSP gives honors to PSA, 2 others for their contributions to economic growth
TACLOBAN CITY— Two business establishments and a government agency were bestowed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for their contributions to economic growth in the region. Recognized by the BSP on September 16 were...
DA readies for possible impact of El Niño to farmers in the region
TACLOBAN CITY-The Department of Agriculture (DA-8) is now monitoring the rice areas in the region in anticipation of the El Nino phenomenon. “Nearly half of the region’s 169,502 hectares of rice areas that most of...
DOH allocates over P320 million for repair of “Yolanda” damaged health facilities
TACLOBAN CITY - The ongoing rehabilitation of damaged health facilities here in the region has a total fund of P322 million. This was disclosed by Doctor Jose Llacuna, regional director of the Department of Health...
DPWH urges motorists to use Calbayog diversion road
CALBAYOG CITY- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Samar First Engineering District Office in this city urged motorists to start using the Calbayog diversion as it is now open and accessible to...