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IN MACARTHUR, LEYTE MGB director airs disappointment on adverse reactions from fishermen
GOVERNMENT CENTER, PALO, Leyte- The regional director of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) expressed his disappointment over the adverse reactions he is getting from the fishermen of MacArthur in Leyte who were affected by the fish kill incidents. MGB Regional Director Roger De Dios said that he is doing his own best to help the affected fishermen on their ordeal, saying that aside from ensuring that environment protection are undertaken by mining companies, the people’s livelihood [...]
DepEd needs over 200 new kindergarten teachers in EV
GOV’T CENTER, Palo, Leyte - With kindergarten officially recognized as part of the basic education program starting this school year, the region needs over 200 new teachers to handle said school level. Based on records of the regional office of the Department of Education, the region need about 207 new kindergarten teachers to fill up vacancies across the region. And out of its six provinces, Leyte has the highest needs at 56 new teachers for kindergarten with the island province of [...]
MGB-8: Mining operations may be behind recent fishkill
TACLOBAN CITY- The fish kill incident that occurred in MacArthur town in Leyte last Saturday may be attributed to mining operations. This was admitted by Roger De Dios, regional director of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), who added that he has made an order to the management of the Nicua Mining Corp. to compensate the affected fish pen and fish cages owners due to the fish kill incident. But while De Dios had admitted that the fish kill incident at Lake Bito last May 12 was due to [...]
Villagers still to oppose mining firm’s operation
TACLOBAN CITY-The residents of Barangay Villa Imelda in MacArthur town, Leyte will continue with their resistance against a mining company, which they blamed to have cause the fish kill incident resulting to their huge economic loss. Jesus Cabias, president of the Bito Lake Fisherfolk Association, said that the mining company has caused “horrendous” effect to their economic lives reason why they would continue their resistance. “We will not stop with our fight. What they did [...]
Ex-Rep. Villar denies using foundation for political plan
TACLOBAN CITY-Former Las Piñas Rep. Cynthia Villar ignores criticisms that the foundation owned by the family is being used by her on her 2013 political plans. Villar said that she could not do anything about the criticisms being hurled to her and to the Villar Foundation as it is their opinion. “We cannot do anything about it. That is their opinion. We will just keep on working,” Villar said in an interview. For the past few weeks now, the wife of outgoing Senator Manny Villar [...]
DBM urges national gov’t agencies to fast track projects
TACLOBAN CITY – National government agencies were told to fast track the implementation of their respective programs and project as the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) noted a weak capacity of offices to utilize funds. DBM Regional Director Imelda Laceras said that the manner of agencies disbursement of budget for planned activities deprives the opportunity of the region to develop. “The budget is already there, the agencies just need to utilize it on time for them to [...]
BCLP welcomes move to defer next year’s Barangay, SK polls
TACLOBAN CITY-The move to defer the scheduled barangay and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections next year was welcomed by the Barangay Councilors League of the Philippines (BCLP) saying it would save funds for the government. However, while they are throwing their support for the postponement of the 2013 barangay and SK polls, they are not putting pressure to Congress when they would decide and set time for the conduct of the elections. “We are giving our full support on this plan of [...]
PNHS a showcase for DepEd’s experimental K to12 program
PALO, Leyte - This town’s biggest public school will serve as a showcase for the experiment of the Department of Education’s new levels under its K to 12 program. Education Secretary Armin Luistro, this early, admitted that there could be some glitches in the course of the implementation of the senior high shool levels. In the country, among the schools where the senior high school or Grades 11 and 12 are to be piloted is the Palo National High School (PNHS) wherein 80 students were [...]
DPWH: Quinapondan bridge now passable to light vehicles
TACLOBAN CITY – The Quinapondan Bridge in Eastern Samar has been opened to traffic as of Tuesday night but authorities will have to strictly impose load limits until next month to prevent further damage to the bridge approach. Department of Public Works and Highways Eastern Samar district engineer Rocardo Odita said in a phone interview that the contractor completed placing six-meter coconut logs in the bridge approach that collapsed allowing light vehicles to pass the bridge by Tuesday [...]
Archbishop Du’s installation today at Palo Cathedral
TACLOBAN CITY- A Papal Nuncio, two cardinals and another two would-be cardinals of the country will witness today’s installation of Eastern Visayas top spiritual leader in the person of Archbishop John Du. Pope Benedict XVI representative to the country, Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, archbishop emeritus of Manila, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, archbishop emeritus of Cebu, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle and Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, both future cardinals of the [...]
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