A map showing the location of the proposed Tacloban City Causeway project. (DPWH photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced the start of construction this year of a PHP3.46 billion causeway that would connect the city hall to the airport. The causeway that will cross Cancabato Bay starts at the city hall complex in Magsaysay Boulevard and ends at Kataisan point of the Tacloban Airport in the city's San Jose district, DPWH Eastern Visayas regional director Allan Borromeo said in a statement late Thursday. For 2022, the project has an allocation of PHP990 million, involving the construction of 586 meters stretch of the causeway. Funding for the rest of the project will be included in future appropriations. Borromeo said, the first of its kind in Eastern Visayas, the causeway will serve as an alternate route for motorists from the city's commercial district going to the airport, reducing travel distance, travel time, vehicle operation costs
RED TIDE-FREE. A portion of Carigara Bay in Leyte. Bays in Eastern Visayas have remained red tide-free in the past three months as favorable weather prevails in the region, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Monday (May 16, 2022). (PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - Bays in Eastern Visayas have remained red tide-free in the past three months as favorable weather prevails in the region, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Monday. In a statement, the BFAR attributed this to the prevailing weather condition where the northern easterly wind lowered the coastal water temperature, making the blooming of algae-causing red tide episodes not conducive. After nearly five years of infestation, all bays in Eastern Visayas have been free from red tide toxins, based on BFAR's regular monitoring of seawater. Results of laboratory tests done on February 7 cleared seven bays from red tide organisms, paving the way for the region to become completely r
TOXIN-FREE. A portion of Irong-irong Bay in Catbalogan City, Samar frequently been affected by the red tide phenomenon in the past. Bays in Eastern Visayas maintain their red tide-free status in the past two months as favorable weather prevails in the region, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Tuesday (April 5, 2022).(Photo courtesy of BFAR) TACLOBAN CITY - Bays in Eastern Visayas maintain their red tide-free status in the past two months as favorable weather prevails in the region, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Tuesday. "The status in the region is holding up and can be attributed to the prevailing weather condition. The northern easterly wind still holding up lowering coastal water temperature, which makes the blooming of algae-causing red tide episodes not conducive," BFAR Eastern Visayas Regional Director Juan Albaladejo told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in a phone interview. After nearly five years of infestati
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RED TIDE-FREE. A portion of Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City. The bay, which was regularly hit by the red tide phenomenon in the past five years is now free from toxins. Eastern Visayas is now red tide-free, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources reported on Tuesday (Feb. 8, 2022).(Photo courtesy of I Love Tacloban) TACLOBAN CITY - After nearly five years of infestation, all bays in Eastern Visayas are now free from red tide toxins, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported on Tuesday. Results of laboratory tests done on Monday night cleared seven bays from red tide organisms, paving the way for the region to become completely red tide-free. "After almost five years of regular issuance of red tide advisories, we're now finally red tide-free. Hopefully, we will have a longer period like this with the interplay of weather. We need this for us to have a good harvest of shellfish products," said BFAR Eastern Visayas Regional Director Juan Albaladejo i