RURAL ROAD. One of the farm-to-market roads in Rosario, Northern Samar has been improved through the World Bank-funded Philippine Rural Development Projects (PRDP) in this August 28, 2019 photo. PHP1 billion worth of PRDP projects have been completed in Eastern Visayas in the past six years, the regional agriculture office announced on Friday (July 15, 2022).(Photo courtesy of DA-8) TACLOBAN CITY - PHP1 billion worth of World Bank-funded Philippine Rural Development Projects (PRDP) have been completed in Eastern Visayas in the past six years, the regional agriculture office here announced Friday. The infrastructure component of the World Bank-funded PRDP has been helping farmers in transporting their produce to commercial centers and raising the income of families in farming communities, said Jenny Lyn Almeria, Department of Agriculture - PRDP regional deputy project coordinator. As of June 30, these completed projects are the PHP15.9 million concreting of the Lapgap-Guindalitan farm-t
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FLOODING. A flooded street in Baybay City, Leyte in this April 10, 2022 photo.Several local government units in Eastern Visayas have suspended work and classes on Monday as Tropical Depression Agaton dumped heavy rains in the region. (Photo courtesy of Discover Baybay City) TACLOBAN CITY - Several local government units in Eastern Visayas have suspended work and classes on Monday as Tropical Depression Agaton dumped heavy rains in the region. Since Sunday, local authorities have been issuing executive orders as many areas continue to experience heavy rains. Among the local governments that suspended work and classes are Tacloban City, Tabango, Barugo, Palo, Carigara, Kananga, Tanauan, Tolosa, Sta. Fe, Palompon, Pastrana, Burauen, Baybay City, Bato, Tunga, and Ormoc City in Leyte. Similar directives were issued in Maasin City, Libagon, Hinundayan, Padre Burgos, Bontoc, Liloan in Southern Leyte; Taft, Balangiga, Guiuan, Giporlos, Balangkayan, Lawaan, Llorente, Borongan City, Salcedo, and