National DOF Chief Gets Green Light for AFP Modernization Loan Deals January 18, 2026 Eastern Visayas Media Without Borders by Miriam G.Desacada Tacloban City–The 2026 General Appropriations Act lets the Finance Secretary secure extra funding, including loans, to support AFP modernization. “Congress added a special provision allowing loan contracts…
National Tulong Dunong Program Gets ₱2.7B Boost for Needy College Students January 18, 2026 Eastern Visayas Media Without Borders The ₱2.7 billion Tulong Dunong Program will aid financially struggling college students from low-income backgrounds this year . The budget’s ₱700 million increase from 2025 shows Congress’ focus on easing…
National Libanan urges swift approval of next AFP modernization program January 12, 2026 Eastern Visayas Media Without Borders evmwbph Tacloban City–Minority Leader Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan urges Congress to pass a new AFP modernization program as the 2012 law expires in 2027. “Early action ensures the AFP stays capable,…
National AFTER FIVE ATTEMPTS From jail tower to the Bar: A Jail guard now a lawyer January 9, 2026 Eastern Visayas Media Without Borders by Miriam Garcia Desacada Tacloban City– While jail towers are associated with vigilance and stern discipline, one BJMP jail guard, specifically of the Tacloban City Jail, turned that narrow post…
National DVOREF in Tacloban is now among PHL’s top 5 Law schools January 9, 2026 Eastern Visayas Media Without Borders by Miriam Garcia Desacada The Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation (DVOREF) College of Law has placed among the country’s Top 5 law schools with the highest passing percentage in…
National Garbage, Neglect, and the Cost of Silence January 2, 2026 Eastern Visayas Media Without Borders by Rowel Montes Tacloban City–The images from Barangay 100, San Roque, Tacloban City tell a story the city government has long tried to downplay: a growing garbage crisis that reflects…
National Flooded Livelihoods: When Tacloban’s Public Market becomes a perennial problem December 29, 2025 Eastern Visayas Media Without Borders by Rowel Montes The images circulating on social media are difficult to ignore: vendors of the Tacloban City Public Market standing ankle-deep in murky floodwater, vegetables displayed beside puddles, customers…
National Luzon-Visayas Undersea Tunnel Eyes JICA, ADB Funding December 29, 2025 Eastern Visayas Media Without Borders by Miriam G.Desacada Borongan City- The Luzon-Visayas fixed link project (bridge or undersea tunnel) will likely proceed as a foreign-assisted project (FAP) to curb corruption and political meddling, says House…
National Government Prepares for a Future-Ready Civil Service with New Qualification Standards December 13, 2025 Eastern Visayas Media Without Borders The government is set to implement new qualification standards to ready the civil service for future challenges. A landmark collaboration between the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the University of…
National Northern Samar Boosts Food Innovation with MOU signing December 9, 2025 Eastern Visayas Media Without Borders by Miriam G.Desacada Tacloban City–The Provincial Government of Northern Samar, through its Provincial Economic Development and Investment Promotion Office (PEDIPO), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Eastern Visayas…
