DOT-8 boosts emergency readiness of Leyte tourism frontliners with safety kits
TACLOBAN CITY — In a bid to strengthen safety standards across tourism sites in Leyte, the regional office of the Department of Tourism (DOT-8) has distributed emergency safety kits to trained tourism frontliners, reinforcing...
Tacloban artists take center stage in 8th National Arts Month Festival
‘Himurasak’
TACLOBAN CITY — Creativity and culture took the spotlight as local artists opened this year’s National Arts Month celebration with “Himurasak,” an arts festival that organizers say reflects both abundance and the city’s thriving...
P39.8-B calamity fund set for 2026 as disasters batter regions
TACLOBAN CITY — Nearly P40 billion has been set aside under the 2026 national budget to strengthen the country’s disaster response and rehabilitation efforts, House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan announced Sunday, Feb. 22.
Libanan of...
House panel clears bill institutionalizing presidential merit scholarship
TACLOBAN CITY — A proposed law granting full government support to top senior high school graduates moved closer to plenary approval after the House Committee on Appropriations endorsed the measure on Feb. 17.
The panel,...
PRO-8 nets drug suspects, gunman in 2-day anti-crime drive
TACLOBAN CITY — Police in Eastern Visayas arrested several drug suspects, seized illegal firearms, and stopped an unlawful fuel trade in a series of operations conducted over two days, authorities reported Monday.
The operations, carried...
Catbalogan City boosts marine conservation with sea turtle, giant clam release
TACLOBAN CITY — The Catbalogan city government has stepped up efforts to restore marine ecosystems with the release of sea turtles and transplantation of giant clams in Barangay Buluan.
Led by the City Agriculture Office...