DepEd 8 welcomes new OIC regional director
TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Education Regional Office No. 8 has a new Officer in Charge of the Office Office of the Regional Director.
DepED Administrative Officer Nimfa G. Beltran informed that effective November 12, 2009, the OIC-RD is Dr. Rose Marie Felicidad V. Saet.
The DepEd Administrative Officer called on all the government agencies, local [...]
15 pilot areas in Eastern Visayas soon to harvest flood-resistant rice
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte Philippines — Farmers in the 15 flood prone pilot areas in Eastern Visayas will soon reap the first harvest in their first attempt to plant submergence tolerant rice genotypes, Department of Agriculture Region 8 Executive Director Leo Caneda informed.
Director Caneda said that the Department of Agriculture has chosen 15 flood-prone rice [...]
PGMA extends gun amnesty program for one more month
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has issued Executive Order No. 817-A providing for the extension of the final general firearms amnesty for another one month period.
Police Chief Superintendent Mario R. Sandiego said that he just received a copy of the executive order which stipulated the extension of the gun amnesty period from [...]
MGB-DENR 8 nears completion of geohazard assessment in Region 8
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte Philippines — Mines and Geosciences Bureau Director Danilo Uykieng disclosed that the Bureau is almost complete in the geohazard assessment in all the municipalities all over Eastern Visayas.
Director Uykieng informed that the Bureau is currently conducting geohazard assessment in the province of Samar, particularly at the City of Calbayog and in the [...]
EDC acquires P3.3.B geothermal plants in Leyte, Negros
By Elvie Roa
ORMOC CITY – A subsidiary of Energy Development Corporation has assumed operations of the 112.5MW Tongonan 1 in Kananga, Leyte and the 192.5 MW Palinpinon I and II in Negros geothermal power plants after it acquired the two energy sources from NPC in September.
Green Core Geothermal Inc., the EDC subsidiary, acquired the two [...]
Kin of Filipino crew detained in Nigeria appeal to President Arroyo
TACLOBAN City — The desperate parents of all Filipino crew of the MT Lovell Sea appealed for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s intercession and help for the repatriation of their seamen-sons from Lagos, Nigeria where they are being held inside their tanker for three months already.
Tanauan LGU Budget Officer, Mr. Marcelino Mueva and his seaman son [...]
Samar island town gets road funding from ARCP 2
By Ninfa B Quirante
CATBALOGAN, Samar — Daram, a Samar island town gets road funding from the Agrarian Reform Community Project Phase 2 (ARCP 2).
This was bared by Teresa Tijol, Information Officer of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Samar.
On October 22, Daram Mayor Lucia Astorga received the good news with her constituents.
Some seven thousand Daramnons [...]
Maasin Mayor Maloney Samaco joins The Reporter Online
Mayor Maloney Samaco, who just got back from Germany to learn about waste management, will join thereporteronline.com.ph as columnist and opinion writer.
Mayor Samaco is a pioneering member of the Associated Media of Southern Leyte (AMSL) and former columnist of a local newspaper.
His column, Missions And Sights And Motions, will be read regularly at thereporteronline.com.ph.
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Former Eastern Visayas PA Domingo is new DPWH head
By Eden Benusa – Reyes
TACLOBAN CITY — Former Presidential Assistant for New Government Centers Victor “Vic” Domingo will assume his new post as Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Domingo took his oath of office last Thursday morning (October 22), at Malacañang Palace before Secretary Eduardo Ermita.
He will replace former DPWH Sec. [...]
Construction show at Superdome starts Oct 23
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY – An exhibit showcasing the latest in construction needs will be held for the first time in this city at the Superdome on October 23-25.
Engr. Joseph Frederick Pepito, president of the Ormoc Builders Association (ORBA), which is organizing the show, said the three day show will display the latest [...]
