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 [...]
3 EV schools finalists in nationwide search for eco-friendly schools
Tacloban City — Three schools in Eastern Visayas are among the finalists in the National Search for Sustainable and Friendly Schools organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB), Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Smart Communications.
The Tongonan Kananga School for Excellence, Kananga, Leyte, for [...]
Maasin City Council is Most Outstanding City Council in Region 8
MISSIONS AND SIGHTS AND MOTIONS
By Maloney Samaco
For the second time around, the Maasin City Council was adjudged as the Most Outstanding City Council in Eastern Visayas during the Local Legislative Awards held in Tacloban City last October 30, 2009. Last year the Maasin City Council won the award over Calbayog City. This time, it [...]
DOTC reiterates rules on mandatory taping of radio and TV programs
Tacloban City — As the election fever starts to pervade the Philippine atmosphere, the National Telecommunications Commission, has reiterated the rules and regulations on mandatory taping of radio and television programs.
This is pursuant to NTC’s supervisory, adjudicatory and regulatory functions over radio and television broadcasting stations and cable television stations.
National Telecommunications Commission Circular No. 05-06-2008 [...]
Eastern Visayas pols defect to Nacionalista
TACLOBAN CITY — Some 400 politicians in Eastern Visayas, including Biliran Gov. Rogelio Espina, have defected to the Nacionalista Party.
Espina, Biliran provincial chairman of the Lakas-CMD-Kampi party, was among the 400 politicians, including 50 from Biliran, who took their oath before NP president Sen. Manuel Villar during the mass oath taking held Wednesday afternoon at [...]
Domingo’s appointment hailed, brings to six in Arroyo’s family from EVisayas
By Jani Arnaiz
First posted 7:00 a.m 10/25/2009
MAASIN CITY – Top Southern Leyte officials have lauded the appointment of former Presidential Assistant for Eastern Visayas Victor Domingo into the Highways portfolio.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo designated Victor Domingo, her adviser on new government centers, as acting secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), on [...]
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 [...]
Southern Leyte has so much to offer for tourism, says Palace official
By Bong Pedalino
MAASIN City — The province of Southern Leyte has so much to show, sell, and has many opportunities to develop and enhance its tourism potentials.
Thus spoke Cynthia Nierras, the Presidential Assistant (PA) for Eastern Visayas, during the opening remarks which ushered in the two-day Tourism Value Chain workshop held at Maasin Country Lodge [...]
