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RED TIDE ALERT. A portion of Carigara Bay in Carigara, Leyte. Red tide organisms have remained in five Eastern Visayas bays as frequent rainfall hit several parts of the region in the past weeks, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported on Friday (Dec. 3, 2021).(PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - Red tide organisms have remained in five Eastern Visayas bays as frequent rainfall hit several parts of the region in the past weeks, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFA...

Health workers and volunteers used solar lamps and lights powered by a portable solar device to inoculate 200 individuals during the  COVID-19 vaccination drive held at Sulu-an Island Gymnasium, Guiuan, Eastern Samar last November 24, 2021, days before the National Vaccination Day announced by the Department of Health. The Institute…

VALUE-ADDING. Crab crackers and lumpia produced by a women's group in Motiong, Samar. Five women's groups in Eastern Visayas launched on Thursday (Nov. 25, 2021) at Robinsons Place Tacloban their aqua-based businesses, showcasing their newly-improved products after undergoing months of training.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) TACLOBAN CITY - Five women's groups in Eastern Visayas on Thursday launched their aqua-based businesses, showcasing their newly-improved products to tap potentia...

SHELTER. Some of the houses earlier built for typhoon Yolanda victims in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Wednesday (Nov. 24, 2021) reported it has completed 133 permanent houses in Guiuan town after five years of construction.(Photo courtesy of DSWD Eastern Visayas) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 133 houses were turned over to families badly hit by super typhoon Yolanda in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported...

A low-pressure area (LPA) will bring cloudy skies and rain over the Eastern Visayas, while the northeast monsoon will continue to affect Northern Luzon, state weather bureau PAGASA said in a 4 p.m. Saturday forecast.

(SCREENGRAB FROM PAGASA FACEBOOK) The low pressure area (LPA) west of Palawan has already left the country's area of responsibility but another LPA has formed east of Eastern Samar on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 6, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (

FINDING ANSWERS Another make-or-break opportunity to avert the disastrous effects of climate change is on the horizon. World leaders and delegates from around 200 countries gathered for the 26th Conference of Parties (COP 26) two-week summit that started yesterday in the Scottish city of Glasgow

(SCREENGRAB FROM PAGASA'S FACEBOOK) Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers may prevail over Caraga, Eastern Visayas, and Central Visayas due to the combined effects of a low pressure area (LPA) and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomica

HISTORIC. The site of the former US Naval Depot in the island of Suluan, Guiuan, Eastern Samar in this undated photo. The local government of Guiuan in Eastern Samar on Tuesday (Oct. 19, 2021) said it is increasing awareness on the significance of their town in the history of Philippine liberation during World War II.(Photo courtesy of Janet Israel-Ramos) TACLOBAN CITY - The local government of Guiuan in Eastern Samar is pushing for increased awareness on the significance of their town in the hi...

RED TIDE-HIT. A portion of San Pedro Bay in Basey, Samar, one of the areas currently hit by red tide in this undated photo. Red tide organisms have remained in 10 Eastern Visayas bays as abnormal weather conditions hit several parts of the region, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported on Wednesday (Oct. 13).(PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - Red tide organisms have remained in 10 Eastern Visayas bays as abnormal weather conditions hit several parts of the region, the Bureau...