Roque Regis News Today

To kickstart a campus journalism conference in Baybay City, Leyte, students from all over Region 8 airs out concerns in their respective localities through the #factsfirstph chat room on Rappler Communities

TACLOBAN, Philippines — “I can’t walk but I can fish,” says 68-year old Rodolfo Deliva, a lifelong fisherman. For nearly two decades he’s relied on his crutches to get around because of a bad case of gout. Thankfully for him, making fishing nets and going out on a boat for his daily catch don’t require […]

Mangroves create a natural breakwater but Manila is focused on man-made interventions to protect against future storms.

An association of residents in one barangay in Tacloban fears development in the area will disrupt the environment that sustains mangroves now thriving 10 years after Super Typhoon Yolanda destroyed them

City Council asks the Department of Public Works and Highways to address residents' concerns on livelihood and the environment, citing a lack of studies on the project's impact