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...
20 survivors finished heavy equipment operator course
TACLOBAN CITY-About 20 survivors of Yolanda from Leyte, one them a female, have graduated from free heavy equipment operator (HEO) course and earned the National Certificate II (NC II) from the Technological Education and...
New DAR regulation assured protection to tenants
SAN ANTONIO, Northern Samar – Agrarian reform adjudicators from the region have convened here recently for the cascading of Administrative Order No. 02 series of 2014 which aims to protect coconut land tenants who...
Government to work double time to repair Yolanda-damaged schools, Sec. Luistro said
PALO, Leyte - Barely two weeks before the classes opens, the Department of Education is rushing to complete the repair of 17,000 classrooms damaged by supertyphoon Yolanda last year. As of last week, only...