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NEW ROAD. Officials break ground for the Homonhon Island circumferential road in this March 19, 2022 photo. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has initially set aside PHP105 million to fund this project in Guiuan, Eastern Samar.(Photo courtesy of DPWH) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has initially set aside PHP105 million this year to build a circumferential road in the historic Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado said in an interview Friday that the 63-kilometer circumferential road has three bridges and wil...

RELIGIOUS DESTINATION.The view of historic Suluan Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar in this March 19, 2022 photo. The site is one of the areas identified for pilgrimage tourism in Eastern Visayas.(Photo courtesy of Nayr Redz) TACLOBAN CITY -The Department of Tourism (DOT) is pushing for stronger pilgrimage tourism in the region even with the culmination of the year-long quincentennial commemoration on the world's first circumnavigation by Ferdinand Magellan. DOT Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said on Wednesday with the eased movement restrictions, more people are expect...

WINNING VS. ASF. A piggery farm in Leyte in this undated photo. The Department of Agriculture said 19 towns and cities in Eastern Visayas are now free of African swine fever.(PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 19 towns and cities in Eastern Visayas have been declared as African swine fever (ASF)-free after a year of battling the animal disease, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. After the ASF-free declaration for Abuyog, Leyte last year, and Ormoc City last month, 17 more areas in the region joined the list as their local governments succeeded to stop its spread. These areas ...

501 years ago in the Philippines, according to the notes of Magellan’s diarist.

Just in time for the celebration of International Women’s Month, a group of mothers representing the 4 barangays of the island of Manicani – Banaag, Buenavista, Hamorawon, San Jose – gather together to draw attention to the economic condition in their communities, committing to protecting Manicani as they await the…