Marie Tonette Marticio

Leyte power cooperative to help restore electricity in Catanduanes

TACLOBAN CITY – Linemen from 11 electric cooperatives in the country will be sent to Catanduanes to help restore electricity in the province under Task Force Kapatid-Super Typhoon “Pepito” (Man-yi).

P30 wage hike in Eastern Visayas approved

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board has announced a P30 increase in the daily minimum wage in Eastern Visayas that will be paid in two tranches.

Laborer yields P14-M shabu in Tacloban drug sting

TACLOBAN CITY – Suspected shabu worth over P14 million was seized from a construction worker in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 62-B here on Monday, Nov. 18.

129,000 individuals flee 'Pepito' in Eastern Visayas

TACLOBAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Eastern Visayas reported that a total of 41,820 families or 129,000 individuals fled super typhoon “Pepito” in  Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, and Biliran on Saturday, Nov. 16.

Northern Samar governor suspends classes due to ‘Pepito’

TACLOBAN CITY – Gov. Edwin Ongchuan suspended classes on all levels in Northern Samar on Friday, Nov. 15, as precautionary measure due to typhoon “Pepito” (international name “Man-yi”).