“Little bit slow” East Visayas bishops appeals to Pres. Aquino to speed up recovery...
TACLOBAN CITY—Bishops from the region issued an appeal to President Aquino to hasten the rehabilitation and recovery efforts in Yolanda-hit areas as they noticed that the effort was “a little bit slow,” close to...
UN exec assures Yolanda victims of their continued presence in the region
TACLOBAN CITY-United Nation Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Kyung-Wha Kang made an assurance that their presence will continue to be felt in all Yolanda-hit...
DENR signed partnership with 2 S.Leyte towns for fast land title process
TACLOBAN CITY-The filing of applications for land titling will soon be made accessible and easier in two towns of Southern Leyte, after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-8) signed a memorandum of...
In western Leyte 25,000 families affected by Yolanda served by IOM
ORMOC CITY- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 25,000 families affected by supertyphoon Yolanda were assisted by them for the past six months now. There were 190,000 families in western Leyte, consisting...
Fire at tent city killed mother, six kids
TACLOBAN CITY- A mother and her six children, to include a three-month old baby girl, were killed when their tent in Barangay Costa Brava, San Jose district, this city, was burned last May 28....
Students from private schools expected to transfer to public schools this school year
PALO, Leyte- Leyte schools division superintendent Ronilo Al Firmo said that they are bracing for possible increase of enrollment in public schools this incoming school year. Firmo said that the expected increase of students in...