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Leyte school rejects commercial fishing in municipal waters

Manila, Feb. 6 -- Fishery school Visayas State University (VSU) satellite campus in Tolosa, Leyte, has joined government agencies and several groups in opposing the Supreme Court (SC) decision allowin... Read More


10K cops, soldiers up for poll duty in Eastern Visayas

Manila, Feb. 6 -- Law enforcement agencies in Eastern Visayas will deploy around 10,000 personnel to secure the May 12 midterm polls. In a statement Thursday, the Philippine Army said personnel from ... Read More


NFA Eastern Visayas sets release of 71K bags of cheaper rice

Manila, Feb. 4 -- The National Food Authority (NFA) regional office here is preparing the release of 71,000 bags of rice to interested local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas under the food s... Read More


Samar mayor condemns NPA for death of soldier

Manila, Feb. 4 -- The local government of Matuguinao, Samar, has strongly condemned the New People's Army (NPA) for killing a soldier tasked to secure the delivery of social services in remote communi... Read More


S. Leyte residents warned to avoid areas hit by landslide after quake

Manila, Jan. 27 -- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has called on residents in Southern Leyte to avoid six areas in the province affected by landslides and rockfall ca... Read More


Exploration finds archaeological potential of Northern Samar town

Manila, Jan. 27 -- An expert calls for the preservation of the historical sites in Laoang, Northern Samar, as the town offers valuable insights into the town's pre-colonial history. Dr. Emil Charles ... Read More


Eastern Visayas gets more meds to combat schistosomiasis

Manila, Jan. 23 -- The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here is ramping up its fight against schistosomiasis in the Eastern Visayas region with about 3 million tablets available this year fo... Read More


Red tide found in Leyte waters, shellfish ban up in 5 other areas

Manila, Jan. 21 -- Shellfish meat samples collected from Leyte, Leyte have been found positive of toxic red tide as the condition persists in five bays in Eastern Visayas, the Bureau of Fisheries and ... Read More


PBBM seeks completion of tide embankment project in Leyte

Manila, Jan. 17 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has called for an immediate completion of the Leyte Tide Embankment Project, which has been under construction for a decade. During his speech at ... Read More


Over 1K poor families in E. Visayas get DSWD's anti-hunger aid

Mali, Jan. 15 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office has released food assistance to 1,183 families in Eastern Visayas since December as part of the expanded "Walan... Read More