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DILG-8 sees 100% rise in food governance passers among LGUs

TACLOBAN CITY, July 3 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is upbeat about doubling the number of local government units (LGUs) in Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) passing the Seal ... Read More


E. Visayas LGUs get 146 ambulances from DOH

TACLOBAN CITY, July 3 -- Some PHP362 million worth of ambulances have been distributed to health facilities and local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas in the last three years, improving medi... Read More


Medical courses now offered in 4 E. Visayas provinces

TACLOBAN CITY, July 2 -- The Department of Health (DOH) regional office has welcomed the offering of medical courses in four of the six provinces in Eastern Visayas, as this will address the shortage ... Read More


39.3K families in E. Visayas graduate from 4Ps

TACLOBAN CITY, June 28 -- Some 39,340 households in Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) during the first half of the year, the Department of Social ... Read More


P3-M sales eyed in trade fair of Leyte products

TACLOBAN CITY, June 20 -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is eyeing PHP3 million in sales in the five-day trade fair of Leyte-based small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) showcasing local pro... Read More


Plans laid to minimize tree cutting in P3-B Samar road project

TACLOBAN CITY, June 19 -- Old logging roads will be used in the ongoing construction of the PHP3.31 billion Basey-Maydolong Road to reduce the number of trees that will be uprooted in the construction... Read More


DA Region 8 preps rice seeds ahead of rainy days

TACLOBAN CITY, June 19 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has prepositioned at least 80 percent of rice seeds and fertilizers for farmers ahead of rainy days in the second half of the year. DA-8 (... Read More


Red tide detected in 2 Samar bays

TACLOBAN CITY, June 19 -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has confirmed the presence of toxic red tide in water samples collected in two bays in Samar provinces. Citing the lates... Read More


2 Eastern Samar towns declared completely free from NPA threats

TACLOBAN CITY, June 12 -- The towns of Sulat and San Julian in Eastern Samar on Tuesday were declared completely free from the influence of the New People's Army (NPA), the second and third municipali... Read More


Extreme heat triggers seaweed disease in Northern Samar

TACLOBAN CITY, June 7 -- The significant rise of seawater temperature this dry season has caused an ice-ice disease in seaweed farms in Northern Samar, prompting several farmers to stop harvesting the... Read More