Our national hero, Jose P. Rizal, celebrates his 158th birthday on Wednesday. Born on June 19, 1861, José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Realonda was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. Every June 19 of each year, his life and works, especially his role in the […]
Aratiles or mansanitas (in Leyte) or Kerson Fruit in English, has made the rounds on the internet recently because of a student scientist from Iloilo City who was believed to have discovered a potential anti-diabetic components in the said fruit. Her name is Maria Isabel Layson. She won the National Science and Technology Fair and […]
Temporary ban on importation, distribution, and sale of processed pork meat products from African Swine Fever-affected countries was ordered by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Eric Domingo, the officer-in-charge of the said government agency, said the items ordered to be pulled out from supermarkets and grocery stores will be immediately […]
Care for some binagol? Welcome to the second part of EV Learners’ 8 Native Foods of Eastern Visayas. In this article, we will discover the native delicacy binagol. This is one of the Visayan snacks suitable for anyone, from locals to tourists. Let’s find more about the legendary food! Origin Binagol is an Eastern Visayan sweet food […]
June is fast approaching. The main streets of Tacloban City will once again be full of light and colors! Filipinos love festivities. There are many celebrations around the country where you can enjoy and immerse yourself in Philippine culture. And this June, Tacloban City, being the heart of Eastern Visayas, will be celebrating one of […]
History of Limasawa Limasawa is a 6th class Island municipality in Southern Leyte. It is considered as the smallest municipality in the said province. The island is also known as Sarangani Island. The place is known for the first mass in the Philippines officiated on Easter Sunday of March 31, 1521, by Father Pedro de […]
ORMOC CITY — The member-agencies of the Eastern Visayas Regional Child Labor Committee (EVRCLC) discussed in a meeting on October 6, Friday some issues and concerns for the welfare of child laborers in the region. The last activity of EVRCLC was in 2012 which was the drafting of a memorandum of agreement for the intensified, sustained, and unified […]
TACLOBAN CITY — A six-year-old boy died while 43 others were knocked after eating green mussels or also known as “Tahong” in Catbalogan City. With this incident, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) raised the alarm as it reiterated that red tide toxins are still up in several bays in the region. The young […]
TACLOBAN CITY — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is alarmed for the possible happening of a quake or movement of the Philippine trench in Region 8. The movement is viewed to cause a tsunami in the provinces facing the Pacific Ocean such as Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Eastern Samar. According to PHIVOLCS Director […]