TACLOBAN CITY, Nov. 24 -- The Commission on Population and Development-Eastern Visayas (CPD-8) on Monday honored outstanding local government units in the region for localizing the population and development agenda.

Leading this year's roster of awardees of the Rafael M. Salas Kaunlarang Pantao Award (RMSKPA) - Most Outstanding Local Government Units (LGU) is the provincial government of Leyte, which received the 1st place award, followed by the provincial government of Northern Samar in 2nd place.

In the city category, Tacloban emerged as the lone awardee, earning top recognition for its strong implementation of population and development programs.

For the municipal category, Merida secured 1st place, followed by Gandara in 2nd place,...