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• Over 80 cruise ship guests visited Digyo Island, Leyte, engaging with local culture and traditional community life. .
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• Over 80 cruise ship guests visited Digyo Island, Leyte, engaging with local culture and traditional community life. .
• Kalanggaman Island in Leyte made “World’s 50 Best Beaches” 2026 list due to strict environmental protection and controlled tourism efforts.
• President Marcos inaugurated the P1.1B Hibulangan irrigation project in Leyte, enabling 2-3 annual rice crops instead of one, boosting productivity and food security.
• 400 fishermed in Salcedo, Eastern Samar, received P3,000 fuel discount cards each, totaling P1.2M, under government fuel aid program on April 20, 2026.
• P237-M banana processing plant in Villaba, Leyte, broke ground on April 20 to boost local industry, reduce reliance on fresh produce prices, and produce 1,500 kg chips daily.
• The Philippine Air Force deployed a Black Hawk helicopter over the weekend to help contain a spreading fire on Homonhon Island, Guiuan.
• Ahead of Dagami’s annual fiesta celebration, local police urge public vigilance, stressing that peace and order require joint effort from authorities and the community.
• Rising fuel costs have squeezed tricycle drivers’ income, but a P5,000 DSWD cash aid has provided much-needed relief to many in the area.
• Rising fuel prices in Eastern Visayas are reducing Holy Week tourists, with fewer arrivals and more booking cancellations, tourism officials report.
• Two suspects, including a high-value individual, were arrested in Ormoc City on April 3, with 48 packs of shabu seized in a buy-bust operation.
Strict Conservation Efforts Put Kalanggaman Among World’s Top Beaches 
Marcos Opens Major Irrigation Project for Western Leyte Farmers 
BFAR Provides P1.2M Fuel Assistance to Fisherfolk in Eastern Samar 
Villaba, Leyte gets P237-M Banana Processing Facility to Uplift Farmers’ Livelihoods 
PAF Deploys Black Hawk to Contain Homonhon Island Forest Fire 
Dagami Police Tighten Security Ahead of Fiesta 
Tricycle Drivers in Eastern Visayas Received P5,000 Cash Aid from DSWD 
Eastern Visayas Tourism Drops as Fuel Prices Rise 
2 Drug Suspects Arrested in Ormoc Buy-Bust