Pangilinan warns of China’s possible interventions in upcoming midterm elections
TACLOBAN CITY – Former senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan has expressed his concern that China may be attempting to interfere in the upcoming elections by spreading disinformation to discredit candidates critical of Beijing and bolster...
P8M land amortization of agrarian beneficiaries in Samar condoned
JIABONG, Samar – More than P8 million of unpaid land amortizations, including interests, of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) were forborne following Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR’s) two-day simultaneous distribution of Certificates of Condonation with...
DPWH speeds up road widening along Palo-Carigara-Ormoc route in Capoocan
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Leyte 2nd District Engineering Office is fast-tracking a major road widening project along the Palo-Carigara-Ormoc (PCO) Road in Barangay Lemon, Capoocan, Leyte, aimed...
Eastern Visayas posts 6.2% growth, ranks 5th among fastest-growing regions in 2024
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas recorded a 6.2 percent economic growth in 2024, making it the fifth fastest-growing regional economy in the Philippines, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
The announcement was made during...
DPWH-NSFDEO turns over 3-classroom building to Dancalan Integrated School
Catarman N. Samar- The Department of Public Works and Highways Northern Samar 1st District Engineering Office (DPWH- NSFDEO) turned over the newly completed one-storey, three-classroom school building to Dancalan Integrated School, Bobon, Northern Samar...
Immunization equity, possible through local and national leaders’ push-DOH, Unicef, WHO
From having over one million unvaccinated or “zero-dose children” in the Philippines from 2020 to 2021, the number dropped to 163,000 in 2023 following the intensified efforts of vaccination nationwide.
As of February 2025, the...