IT is plain to see that in Region 8, the government is building more and better roads leading to airports, to better move passengers and cargo in and out of the region faster and thus ramp up economic activities. 

Roads, airports are drivers of growth  

IT IS good to know that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is currently undertaking the construction of an access road connecting the towns of Mahaplag and Hilongos in Leyte province.

Improving accessibility of Leyte residents

JUSTIN Donta Brownlee is an American professional basketball player for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Brownlee does a Nathanielsz

Precious lives continue to be lost to heavy rains and flooding, in Eastern Visayas and elsewhere in the Philippines.

Rains, floods & San Joaquin bridge

WHETHER it is an ambitious 32-km interisland bridge linking the provinces of Bataan and Cavite over Manila Bay, or ramping up tourism in the South through a bridge connecting Davao City and Samal island (both supervised by DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain), the Department of Public Works and Highways never fails to improve the Filipinos' mobility and logistical needs.

Improving mobility in Tacloban

IN Brussels, Belgium, House Speaker Martin Romualdez joined his cousin President Bongbong Marcos for the ASEAN-European Union summit last week, the rich and famous Leyteño urged the Chief Executive to certify as urgent the passage of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund Bill.

Speaker Martin wants to brag in Davos

THE fact that Eastern Visayas has been hit lately by torrential rains, floods and landslides are known to many.   

Heroism in waterlogged Samar

Speaker Martin Romualdez has congratulated Barangay Ginebra resident import Justin Donta Brownlee following the granting of the latter’s Filipino citizenship.
“You are now a Filipino. We hope that you will be a good citizen and an excellent example for our people, especially the youth,” Romualdez said in a statement Friday, Jan. 13.

Speaker Martin, Sen. Tolentino and Brownlee

Congressman Richard Gomez, representing the 4th district of Leyte, reacted quite vehemently when the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) last week urged local officials to raise awareness and encourage their constituents to register their SIM cards starting December 27.

Richard Gomez on SIM listing

AT our "Partners" media forum in Max's Restaurant at Scout Tuazon near Roces Ave., QC last Friday, the issue of Republic Act (RA) 11659 was discussed by several enlightened minds in the legal and media professions, including Atty. Larry Gadon, Atty. Ferdinand Topacio, Rodolfo Javellana Jr. and columnist Charlie Manalo and Jenni Munar.

Assailing the Public Service Act

IT SAYS HERE: Diego Cagahastian from Opinyon

It Says Here, Diego Cagahastian's column 

It Says Here

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