Shelter for fire victims readied
TACLOBAN CITY – Shelter assistance will be distributed starting today, Saturday, to more than 200 families affected by fire in this city.
An Waray party-list Representative Florencio Noel said each family will receive P3,000 to P5,000.
Tourism office calls for united effort vs starfish infestation
TACLOBAN CITY – The Tourism department is calling for a unified effort to address the infestation of crown-of-thorns starfish in Southern Leyte dive sites.
Department of Tourism (DOT) Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said the poisonous starfishes are killing the dive sites and in the...
Rehab of mine site slow
TACLOBAN CITY – The strict regulations of the Privatization and Management Office (PMO) and low budget slowed down the rehabilitation of the abandoned Bagacay mine site in Hinabangan, Samar.
Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) regional chief Romulo Babatugon said the PMO policy allowing...
Army to join in medical mission
THE Army’s 8th Infantry Division in Eastern Visayas said it will participate in the largest humanitarian and civic assistance mission of the United States Pacific Fleet next month.
Brigadier General Gerardo Layug, commanding general of the 8th ID, said Pacific Partnership 2012 will be...
Controversy still hounds fish kill in Lake Bito
CONTROVERSY still hounds the fish kill incident in Lake Bito even if the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has released its findings on the studies conducted.
The fish kill was estimated to be more than 21,000 kilograms of tilapia valued at P1.7 million.
Set aside politics in helping fire victims, councilor urged
TACLOBAN City Councilor Jerry Yaokasin appealed to all politicians to set aside politics while providing assistance to the fire victims of Barangays 58 and 60-A.
Yaokasin’s appeal came after rumors circulated that some of the fire victims were not given assistance, as the funds were used...
Foundation conducts business lectures
THE managing director of the Villar Foundation said the foundation conducts lectures to impart knowledge and skills for entrepreneurship and livelihood to individuals who aspire to put up business of their own.
Cynthia Villar in a recent interview during her visit at Hindang, Leyte, said...
56 contractors join Samar roads project bidding
AT LEAST 56 foreign and local contractors participated in the bidding process for the package 3 of United States-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Samar road project.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Eastern Samar district engineering office chief Ricardo Odita...
Total stoppage of sand mining sought
EASTERN Visayas’s regional peasant alliance Samahan han Gudti nga Parag-uma ha Sinirangan Bisayas (Sagupa-SB) has called on authorities to totally stop mining operations and moratorium applications on magnetite sand in the region.
Nestor Lebico, secretary-general of Sagupa-SB, said the...
City problematic on fire victims’ relocation
TACLOBAN City Councilor Jerry Yaokasin said the City Government is mulling whether the Sagkahan fire victims will be permitted to stay in the same area or will be relocated to another site.
The fire over the weekend left 1,500 people homeless in three villages in Sagkahan area, including...
Eastern Visayas still depends on Cebu for egg supply
EASTERN Visayas remains highly dependent on Cebu in terms of egg supply with the low feed output for local poultry products, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
The region ranks fourth with the lowest egg output among the 17 regions in the country, according to the...
Fire victims can get party-list’s shelter aid
THE affected families of the fire that occurred last Sunday in Sagkahan, Tacloban City, may avail themselves of the shelter assistance provided by An Waray party-list Representative Florencio Noel.
The fire left 1,500 people homeless in three villages in Sagkahan area, including Barangays...
Officials urged to craft emergency entry, exit plans
BARANGAY officials must craft emergency entry and exit plans to ensure safety and quick response of authorities during fires, said Tacloban City Councilor Jerry Yaokasin.
Yaokasin made the statement following the fire last May 20 in one of the depressed areas in Tacloban City. The fire in...
Local governments urged to support maternal, child health care project
PALO, Leyte – Governor Jericho Petilla enjoined local government units in the province to support the implementation of the Strengthening Maternal and Child Health Services in Eastern Visayas (SMACHS-EV) project.
The governor, during the recently held SMACHS-EV dissemination forum held at...
Media’s support in development sought
MAASIN CITY – Southern Leyte lone district Representative Roger Mercado said in a press conference that the media can make a lot of difference in pushing for development of an area.
“We cannot underestimate how powerful media is in the pursuit of development. We need your support...
Creation of body to regulate tuition hike pushed
SAN Juan Representative Joseph Victor Ejercito is pushing for the creation of a multi-sectoral body that will regulate tuition adjustments of tertiary school, a recurring problem every opening of school year.
The lawmaker stressed the need for a council that will look into justification...
Program bares proposed interventions in Samar
CATBALOGAN CITY — Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) bared its proposed interventions in Samar to push for peace and development.
In the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting in Catbalogan City, members of the Pamana management team facilitated the appraisal for...
Mining firm told to observe rules
PALO, Leyte – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) told the Nicua Mining Corporation to observe mining rules after it failed to prevent run-off that caused a new fish kill incident last week in Lake Bito in MacArthur, Leyte.
MGB Regional Director Roger De Dios said he told the mining...
Leyte guv asks for state anti-poverty program statistics
LEYTE Governor Jericho Petilla asked the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for statistical data to determine the program’s impact.
The state’s anti-poverty program’s provincial advisory committee recently held a meeting to discuss the status of implementation of 4Ps in Leyte...
Explanation on rehabilitation project funds, details sought
TACLOBAN City administrator John Tecson Lim clarified why the local government is urging the City Council to explain the source of fund for the ongoing rehabilitation of the city legislative building.
The City Government is also inquiring about the agency implementing the rehabilitation...
4 village chiefs want suspension vs mining firms lifted
A GROUP of village chiefs from four barangays in Manicani Island of Guiuan, Eastern Samar have called on the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in the region to lift the suspension order against the mining firm operating in the island.
Igmedio Abucejo, village chief of Barangay Buenavista...
Government asked to hike subsidies to 112 SUCs
WARNING that budget cuts in state colleges and universities (SUCs) will further commercialize education, San Juan City Representative Jose Victor “JV” Ejercito called on the government to increase subsidies for 112 state-run schools nationwide.
Ejercito said he has filed a resolution...
Transport groups oppose fixed wage rate for drivers
TRANSPORT groups in Eastern Visayas has expressed opposition on the fixed wage rate for drivers, asserting that the standard set for Metro Manila is not applicable in the region.
Jaime Velarde, the transport group representative to the Regional Development Council, said fixed salary might...
Councilor slapped with suspension files motion for recon
A MUNICIPAL councilor of Abuyog, Leyte who has been slapped with a six-month suspension without pay by the Office of the Ombudsman Visayas has filed a motion for reconsideration (MR) on Tuesday.
Councilor Benito Sy said the Ombudsman has no reason to neither suspend him nor favor the...
Fisheries bureau issues warning on red tide in Matarinao Bay
TWO weeks after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the toxic red tide warning on shellfish from Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar, the agency has issued a new bulletin declaring the area positive of paralytic shellfish poisoning.
Justerie Granali, BFAR acting...
