GROUNDBREAKING. Key officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Maasin City government break ground for the World Bank-funded road project in Southern Leyte province in this Feb. 10, 2023 photo. The project will be completed next year. (Photo courtesy of DA) TACLOBAN CITY - After seven years of planning and preparation, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has officially begun the construction of a World Bank-funded farm-to-market road worth PHP176.05 million in Maasin City, Southern Leyte province. At least 4,630 residents in the villages of Hantag, Laboon, Malapoc Norte and Sur, and San Jose in Maasin will benefit from this program under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), the DA regional office reported Wednesday. These five covered villages have a total agriculture area of 1,013 hectares good for coconut, rice, and some high-value crops. "We are very thankful that this project has finally come to reality. But more importantly, this is just a reminder to us
FARM AID. Senator Cynthia Villar and Maasin City Mayor Nacional Mercado during her visit to Southern Leyte on Monday (Feb. 13, 2023). The senator vowed to support agriculture programs in the city, noting that the local government puts farming a priority.(Photo from Cynthia Villar FB page) MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte - Senator Cynthia Villar has vowed to support agriculture programs in this city which puts farming a priority. During her visit here Monday, Villar said legislative measures have been in place in the Senate to strengthen agriculture. Her office funded projects here to improve cacao processing, coconut, and carabao in Malapoc Sur and Tinagak villages. "As your senator who fully supports the agriculture sector, we were able to provide a cacao community-based development enterprise project here in Maasin City. This includes the establishment of a cacao plantation, establishment of a cacao processing facility, plant nursery, greenhouse solar dryer and other agricultural eq
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has deployed a water purification team in Southern Leyte in response to the appeal of local residents for drinking water amid the onslaught of typhoon "Odette". MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said a total of 3,639 gallons of drinking water were deli
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. has ordered the deployment of a water purification team in Southern Leyte amid reports that the province is facing a critical shortage in potable water following the onslaught of Typhoon “Odette” (international code name Rai). “Our top priority is to…
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Photo from Philippine Red Cross-Southern Leyte chapter
+ June 02, 2021 GOVERNMENT and non-governmental agencies, along with private individuals, have launched relief and clearing operations in Maasin City, following the massive flooding brought by the Tropical Storm Dante on Monday, June 1, 2021.
The Philippine Red Cross-Southern Leyte chapter distributed 104 food packs and hygiene kits with brochures on how to be protected from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) to the evacuees in Barangay Tunga-tunga, while used clothing with comforter were distributed in Barangay Basak, which was badly hit by the flood.
Jonas Maco, chapter administrator, said their Red Cross 143 volunteers also conducted disaster risk reduction (DRR) information drive and drill.