LGU Maasin City earmarks P8.5-M for massive abaca rehab program
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- Written by Marcelo M. Pedalino
MAASIN CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The city government here has set aside the amount of P8.5 million from its own coffers to jumpstart the revival of the once thriving abaca, an industry that dominated the grassroots economy here more than two decades ago before being crippled by disease.
So. Leyte ASF task force moves to contain disease in Silago
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- Written by Marcelo M. Pedalino
MAASIN CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- The Provincial African Swine Fever (ASF) task force is employing all available means in order to prevent the spread of a disease that has already infected domestic hogs following contamination in at least two barangays of Silago town.
A blood compact, the ‘kasi-kasi,’ was done in Limasawa, OPAV narrates
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- Written by Marcelo M. Pedalino
LIMASAWA, Southern Leyte, April 15 (PIA) -- This historical island is poised to add another first aside from being the venue of the first Easter Sunday celebration of the Eucharist, March 31, 500 years ago in the Philippines and in Asia.
Two legislative districts in SoLeyte have separate infra funds in 2021 GAA
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MAASIN CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- Under this year’s General Appropriations Act (GAA), the two legislative districts in the province of Southern Leyte have their own budgets for infrastructure projects through the regular funds of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (DPWH-SLDEO).
Quincentennial marker in Maasin City represents Leyte Island, explains DOT, OPAV
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MAASIN CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The historical marker now dominating the scenery of the new bayview park of this city speaks not just about the city alone, but for the whole Leyte island, in the context of the Magellan-Elcano voyage 500 years ago.
13 LGUs in Southern Leyte reach blood collection target -- PRC
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MAASIN CITY, April 7 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross – Southern Leyte Chapter reported that 13 local government units (LGUs) in the province were able to achieve their blood collection target of one percent of their respective population in 2020.