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LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Vice Gov. Edcel Greco Lagman officially assumed the post as governor of Albay on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 1, after Gov. Noel Rosal was disqualified by Commission on Election (Comelec) en banc with finality.
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CATBALOGAN CITY – Sixty-five firearms seized in the campaign against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Visayas by the 8th Infantry Division (ID) were destroyed in a ceremony here Saturday, Aug. 20.
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MONITORING SYSTEM. Department of the Interior and Local Government 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Arnaldo Escober (center) talks to Philippine Statistics Authority 8 Director Wilma Perante (left) and Department of Information and Communications Technology 8 Director Felix Tabanao during the press launch of the community-based monitoring system in Tacloban City on Monday (Aug. 8, 2022). The system covers 90 towns and cities in the region.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 90 towns and cities in Eastern Visayas will implement the community-based monitoring system in the first two months of its rollout, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has said. During the regional launch late Monday, PSA 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Wilma Perante said these local government units (LGUs) began data gathering on August 8 and wind it up on October 6. A total of 22 LGUs in Samar, 18 in Leyte, 17 in Northern Samar, 15 in Southern Leyte, 11 in Eastern Samar, and seven in Biliran wil
WORK SUSPENSION. The Tacloban City hall. The city is one of the areas in the region that declared a suspension of work and classes on Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2021) ahead of Typhoon Odette's landfall.(PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - Several local government units in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) have suspended work in government offices and classes on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Odette's landfall. In Tacloban City, Mayor Alfred Romualdez declared a half-day suspension of work in government offices on Wednesday and a day-long work suspension on Thursday. Romualdez also ordered the evacuation of those living in low-lying and coastal communities. The local government's preparation for the upcoming storm is in full swing according to the city disaster risk reduction and management office. The city earlier hoisted Blue Alert status, signifying round-the-clock monitoring and standby of the emergency response cluster. At least 131 facilities, including schools and churches, have been identi