TACLOBAN CITY – Three patrol boats and law enforcement tools were turned over to the Pacific Area Alliance of Local Governments for Marine Resources Development (PALMDev) by the Canadian Embassy in Manila and WildAid and Rare organizations on Monday, September 23, in Hinundayan, Southern...
Amid rising dengue cases in Eastern Visayas, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced an emergency loan program worth P1.5 billion. The GSIS said in a statement on Friday, Sept. 20, that financial assistance is available to 34,739 members and pensioners residing in Samar,...
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-8 has initiated public consultations on the possibility of wage increases in Eastern Visayas. During the Kapihan sa Philippine Information Agency, Cecilio Baleña, mediator-arbiter of Department of Labor and Employment...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health announced on Wednesday, September 4, that there is no monkeypox case in Eastern Visayas. A suspected case turned out negative, according to results from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City. The DOH-8 initially...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health-Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development has reported 9,577 dengue cases and 21 deaths so far this year, a 264 percent increase compared to the same period last year with 2,630 cases and nine fatalities. Leyte has the highest number...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People’s Army leaders in Eastern Visayas surrendered to the military this week. Alias Leo, alias Omer or Lovely, leader of Squad 2, Sub-Regional Guerilla Unit (SRGU), and alias Mael, finance officer of P2, Front Committee 15, both from the Sub-Regional Committee (SRC)...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health-Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-EVCHD) reported a significant surge in dengue cases in the region. A total of 7,145 cases have been recorded, with 18 fatalities, from January to August 10, a staggering 187 percent increase...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sen. Bong Go led the Malasakit sa Kooperatiba Awarding Ceremony for Cooperative Beneficiaries of Region 8 on Saturday, August 3, in Catbalogan City, Samar. SEN. Bong Go turned over financial assistance to 23 cooperatives from Eastern Visayas on Saturday, August 3. (Gov. Ann...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Regional Office 8 said the opening of classes in Eastern Visayas on Monday, July 29, was smooth. Jazmin Calzita, DepEd-8 information officer, reported 828,720 enrollees for school year 2024-2025 as of posting time. "As of this time, there...
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar aims to become the freediving capital of Eastern Visayas. DALUPIN Island in Northern Samar. The province is seeking to become the freediving capital of Eastern Visayas. (Wikipedia) To achieve this, the provincial government will host a freediving certification...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (2nd from left) during the unveiling of the Regional Standards and Testing Laboratory (RSTL) in Eastern Visayas (Rep. Acidre's Office) As part of the “Bagong Pilipinas” (New Philippines) initiative of bringing...
(Second from left) Tingog Party-list Jude Acidre during the launching of the first HPV-DNA screening platform in Eastern Visayas (Rep. Acidre's Office) Tingog Party-list, through the assistance of House Speaker Martin Romualdez, has launched...
