Tacloban must turn its El Niño preparations into concrete action, ensuring reliable water supplies for households and essential facilities through infrastructure repairs, emergency measures, transparent updates and public cooperation.
• UGB and First Cabuyao Hospital signed an MOU on October 11 to provide free medical assistance and hospitalization to members, families, and constituents in Laguna, Cavite, and Batangas.
• 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.
• Eastern Visayas inflation hit 8.4% in August 2026, second highest in nearly a decade, driven by fuel, utilities, transport, and food services, burdening families and demanding coordinated government and private action.
• DepEd Eastern Visayas seeks stricter penalties for fake school threats after the June 22 school shooting in Tacloban City. As hoaxes disrupt classes and spread fear, offenders may face rehab.
• DSWD shifts from reactive trauma care to prevention after school shootings. Plans mental health, family intervention, and multi-agency workshops, but urgency, funding, and swift action are critical.
• The Leyte board urges the ERC, DOE, and IEMOP to reform pricing and refund consumers amid rising grid congestion charges that are inflating power bills.
• Our voices matter in shaping a greener future. Real change depends on local leadership and community participation. Communities can choose a cleaner, more sustainable path with renewable energy.
• Farm-to-market-road projects in Samar aim to connect isolated communities and boost development, showing that good governance builds lasting peace.
• Eastern Visayas approved a development plan targeting 7.5% growth, 5% unemployment, and lower poverty. The challenge now is implementation, requiring investment, political will, and collective effort.
Tacloban Must Turn El Niño Preparations Into Action 
UGB, Cabuyao Hospital Sign Pact for Free Medical Aid for Guardians 
Equipping Frontliners to Heal Young Minds in Eastern Visayas 
Eastern Visayas Inflation: A Burden That Demands Action 
Fake Threats Disrupt Learning, Spread Fear 
The Lesson from Tacloban: Mental Health Cannot Wait 
‘Stop making us pay for grid congestion’ – Leyte board to ERC 
Powering a Greener Eastern Visayas 
Building Roads, Building Peace 
A Blueprint for Eastern Visayas Progress