The latest news and headlines from The Calbayog Journal.
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways in Eastern Visayas ordered the suspension of a seawall project in Borongan City due to numerous complaints of environmental damage that it is causing that will impact the livelihood of marginal fishermen.
The Philippine Statistics Authority in Northern Samar called out a social media blog page for spreading inaccurate data identifying the province as the third poorest province in the country.
Tacloban city government is conducting another round of validation among occupants in the Yolanda housing projects amid reports that many of them are not the original beneficiaries but either renters or have bought the rights from the original occupant.
House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan urged the Philippine government and China to exhaust all diplomatic means to de-escalate the heightening tensions over maritime dispute.
TACLOBAN CITY – The tragedy of a family of seven in a fire that happened ten years ago continues to haunt disaster responders as they push for the use of renewable energy in all levels of humanitarian action to avoid its recurrence.
PALO, Leyte – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Eastern Visayas is fast tracking the construction of a P3-billion worth a road here that promises to address the perennial problem of flooding in some areas in the city.
GUIUAN, Eastern Samar – The municipal government of Guiuan says it will involve the mining companies operating in Homonhon Island in the crafting of the island's comprehensive development plan in order for these companies to have meaningful impact on the lives of the residents affected by their operation.
Concerned residents raise issues regarding the implementation of the water system project funded from a Php220M bankloan acquired for the purpose by the Municipality of Can-avid, Eastern Samar in July 2020.
TACLOBAN CITY – The Borongan City council passed a resolution asking the Department of Public Works and Highways regional office to suspend the construction of a 1.6-kilometer seawall that is aimed at protecting the city from future storm surges.
