EVMC spends P1.08B for Zero Balance Billing EVMC spends P1.08B for Zero Balance Billing
• Over 103,000 patients have benefited from the Zero Balance Billing program at Eastern Visayas Medical Center since July 2025, with the hospital reporting P1.08 billion in expenses.
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• Over 103,000 patients have benefited from the Zero Balance Billing program at Eastern Visayas Medical Center since July 2025, with the hospital reporting P1.08 billion in expenses.
• Farmers in Capoocan, Leyte are restoring 60 hectares of degraded forestland under a three-year partnership with DENR Region VIII and EDC, signed August 26, supporting the Forests for Life program.
• Northern Samar aims to grow its cooperatives from 83 to over 800 within three years, a target to be presented October 1 at the National Cooperative Month opening in Barangay Dalakit.
• Calbayog City officials met with SAMELCO I on September 24 to discuss the P2.6997 per kWh electricity rate increase, which the cooperative attributed mainly to higher generation costs.
• Balangiga, Eastern Samar marked the 125th anniversary of the Balangiga Encounter on September 28, honoring the courage and resistance of those who defended their home against foreign occupation.
• DSWD Eastern Visayas and Ateneo Bulatao Center launched a five-day trauma-informed support and psychological first aid workshop for frontliners helping children and adolescents in crisis.
• President Marcos inspected the Walang Gutom Kitchen in Catbalogan City on Sept. 25, checking food assistance delivery with DSWD Secretary Gatchalian, Gov. Tan, Mayor Uy, and local officials.
• Northern Samar residents may now name a trusted person to make healthcare decisions for them after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on September 10 approved the Right to Care ordinance.
• The Walang Gutom Kitchen in Catbalogan City begins regular operations in October’s first week, serving 400 daily meals—200 breakfast and 200 lunch—prepared by DSWD Eastern Visayas.
• President Marcos inspected the rehabilitated Felipe Abrigo Memorial Hospital in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, funded by South Korea and local governments, set to reopen October 7, 2026.
Leyte Farmers Bring a Forest Back 
PCCAO targets more than 800 cooperatives in Northern Samar 
Calbayog LGU, SAMELCO I Discuss Rising Power Rates 
Honoring Bravery, Reclaiming History: Balangiga Marks 125 Years of its Legendary Encounter 
Equipping Frontliners to Heal Young Minds in Eastern Visayas 
Marcos Inspects Walang Gutom Kitchen in Catbalogan 
Northern Samar Approves Right To Care Ordinance: Residents Can Choose Healthcare Representatives 
Catbalogan Walang Gutom Kitchen to Serve 400 Meals Daily Starting October 
Marcos inspects Felipe Abrigo Memorial Hospital in Guiuan