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(Part 2) One of the greatest privations to many Filipinos that resulted from the long lockdowns during the pandemic was their inability to visit their favorite places of worship. Online Masses and other religious services were very poor substitutes to their physical prese

MORE VACCINES. Workers load Pfizer vaccines to a government vehicle upon arrival at the Tacloban Airport in this Oct. 6, 2021 photo. Some 105,300 additional doses ofUS-made Pfizer vaccines have arrived in the Eastern Visayas this week to ensure continuing immunization drive against Covid-19.(Photo courtesy of DOH Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - Some 105,300 doses of Pfizer vaccines have arrived in the Eastern Visayas this week to ensure continuing immunization drive against coronavirus disease 2019 (C...

NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Before I entered government, I was a humanitarian worker who traveled to all 18 regions in the country. I worked with both the United Nations Development Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. On Nov. 8, 2013, Super-typhoon Yolanda

Calicoan dreaming

MEDICAL AID. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Royina Garma (right) talks with Balangkayan, Eastern Samar Mayor Allan Contado during a gathering in Tacloban City on Monday (Oct. 4, 2021). The PCSO distributed PHP1.46 million worth of medicines, equipment, and medical supplies to 23 towns in Eastern Samar province. (PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) TACLOBAN CITY - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) distributed on Monday PHP1.46 million worth of medicines, equ...

TACLOBAN CITY - Thirty-four surfers coming from three provinces of Eastern Visayas were chosen to participate in the first batch of surfing instructors training in Sulangan, Guiuan, Eastern Samar by the Department of Tourism 8, in partnership with the Academy of Surfing Instructors (ASI). The train

Another tropical cyclone will likely enter the countrys monitoring area this month, the state weather bureau says

Moderate to heavy rain is expected in Samar Island and Dinagat Islands on Thursday, September 16. Several other areas are also affected by the LPA.

(File photo) MANILA - The Visayas and several parts of Mindanao will experience rains on Thursday due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), a weather forecaster said. "Those in the Visayas should bring their umbrellas because it will be rainy. Some areas in Mindanao, like Soccsksargen and Davao Region, will also experience rains and thunderstorms. Floods and landslides are possible," said Benison Estareja of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Admi...

PAGASA Rain showers and thunderstorms may affect parts of Visayas and Mindanao in the next several hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. The state weather bureau said the LPA embedded in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) was