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Gen. Layug is new 8th ID commander
CATBALOGAN CITY- Defeating the insurgents would require involving all sectors and not just the military. Thus sums up the possible road map of the newly-assumed commander general of the 8th Infantry Division, Brigadier General Gerardo Layug, in addressing the presence of the rebel group, the New People’s Army. Layug assumed the post on Wednesday, replacing Major Gen. Mario Chan who was the region’s top Army official for two years beginning on August 24, 2010. “I hope my work here [...]
P1-B reclamation project in Maasin to push through
MAASIN CITY – The city government is securing all permits for its proposed P1 billion reclamation project with the hope that construction will proceed within the year, City Mayor Maloney Samaco said. Samaco said that some permits required by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Philippine Reclamation Authority were already complied by the local government. “We hired consultants to help us secure all needed permits so that the private developer can proceed [...]
Criminal complaint filed vs vice mayor of Caibiran
TACLOBAN CITY- The vice mayor of Caibiran town in Biliran faces criminal complaint for her being an alleged “protector” on illegal fishing activity existing in their area. Vice Mayor Gracia Baribe faces grave misconduct in office, abuse of authority and willful obstruction in the enforcement of a local ordinance before the provincial board. The eight-page complaint against the first-termer vice mayor was filed by town council members Lorna Ferguson, Gerry Colantro, Edwin Pantas, [...]
Philip Romualdez leads launching of ‘Tingog Leytenhon’ last Saturday
TACLOBAN CITY-Short of declaring his much publicized plan to run for governor of Leyte, businessman Benjamin Philip Romualdez led in the formal launching of Tingog Leytenhon (Voice of Leyteños) on Saturday. Romualdez, in an interview with Leyte Samar Daily Express, said that the Tingog Leytenhon is just a movement wherein the main idea is for the people of the province to come together for the best of its interest. “I’m not a politician. Whether it evolves to become one, let the [...]
Tacloban bankers club confirms counterfeit of ‘new generation bills’
TACLOBAN CITY- Officials of the bankers association in the city has confirmed that even the so-called “new generation bills” are now being counterfeited. In fact, several of these money bills are now found in the market, they said. Thus, the public are cautioned to be extra-cautious in scrutinizing if the money bills they have are genuine or fake. The new generation bills are those money bills newly-issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas which it earlier claimed to be difficult [...]
SWS survey shows majority of Filipinos want CJ convicted
TACLOBAN CITY- The result of a latest survey showing majority of the Filipino people want to see Chief Justice Renato Corona convicted justified their move to impeach him. Thus said Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone, reacting to the survey conducted by Social Weather Station (SWS) showing seven out of 10 Filipinos surveyed want Corona be removed and convicted from his post as chief justice of the Supreme Court. Evardone said that result of the survey has proved more than anything else, that [...]
IN EASTERN VISAYAS Coco farmers dismayed on SC ruling granting 20% of SMC share to Cojuangco
TACLOBAN CITY- Officials of coconut farmers’ groups in Eastern Visayas has expressed their disappointment over the decision of the Supreme Court granting, finally, to business tycoon Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco the 20 percent share of the San Miguel Corp (SMC). Edilberto Hinay, president of the Regional Coconut Stakeholders (RCS), said that they were hoping that the Supreme Court would rule on their favor on this matter and eventually for them to enjoy the benefit of the contested SMC [...]
OCD-8 to public: Heed to LGU advisories on flooding
PALO, Leyte - The heavy rains experienced in the region has resulted to flooding in several areas in the region with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) calling the people to heed issuances of advisories from their respective local government units. Since Monday, the region has been experiencing heavy rains which caused flooding incidents in Tacloban, particularly affecting eight of its villages (the city has 138 barangays) with flood waters reaching as high as 1.5 feet, Bhenlie Linde, [...]
DPWH, DOT identifies projects to boost EV’s tourism industry
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways(DPWH) and the Department of Tourism(DOT) identified major infrastructure projects which aim to boost the tourism facilities of the region. Some P1.61 billion worth of infrastructure projects for implementation in 2013 were listed by the public works and tourism department in Eastern Visayas in a bid to enhance accessibility to gateways, tourism centers and tourism destinations in the region. The DPWH, in particular, is [...]
Gov. Nicart: Eastern Samar prov’l government ‘paralyzed’
TACLOBAN CITY- The provincial government of Eastern Samar is now “paralyzed” as it could not disburse even a single centavo. Thus said Governor Conrado Nicart, Jr., explaining to the effect of a ruling of a regional trial court prohibiting him to implement the provincial budget for this year amounting to P662.76 million. “The decision of the (regional trial) court is sure to affect the delivery of basic services in our province. We could not use our annual budget for this year; not [...]
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