Mangroves save lives during Yolanda’s onslaught seven years ago
TACLOBAN CITY- Pedro Cahindo, Jr., swears that their village in San Jose District could have more deaths when this city was pummeled by Super Typhoon ‘Yolanda’ exactly seven years ago.
But because of the mangrove...
Mondejar Steiner caught the eye of world-famous lensman
A Taclobanon
By: VICKY C. ARNAIZ
TACLOBAN CITY – One of this city’s beautiful women caught the eye of a world-class photographer, Rupert Jacinto.
Minerva Mondejar Steiner, who is from this city but now lives in Switzerland,...
Leyte farm school encourages young to go into farming
TABONTABON, Leyte
‘Magtanim ay di biro
Maghapong nakayuko…..’
So goes part of a song that is closely associated with how our farmers are being portrayed.
And this image is what a farm school, albeit relatively new, based in...
Remote Northern Samar town opens new health facility to address maternal and child...
Funded by World Vision and KOICA
BY: JOEY A. GABIETA
SILVINO LUBOS, Northern Samar - Joan Silvestre, a 33-year-old mother, is preparing to give birth to her sixth child next month, but this time, she will...
Painting keeps Tacloban artist Dante Enage alive after Yolanda
Art keeps him alive.
Known visual and tuba (coconut wine) artist Dante Enage of Tacloban City keeps his passion close to his heart after supertyphoon Yolanda pounded his entire neighborhood in barangay San Jose November...
Padayaw wows America in a series of shows
CALIFORNIA, USA - Clad in vibrant color of costumes bespoken to express the Filipino culture and heritage, the performers of the famed Leyte Dance Theater of Jess De Paz Foundation Inc. (LDT) stole the...