• 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 school shooting leaves 3 dead, 7 injured. Avoiding this means our community must rebuild trust and safety, not just structures, by supporting children, addressing bullying, and strengthening connections.
• Eastern Visayas cannot wait for a food crisis. Hunger begins with unaffordable fertilizer. The government must act now so farmers can plant, harvest, and feed the region with dignity.
• Balikatan exercises neglected Tacloban’s fisherfolk, leaving them unprepared and income-less after a fishing suspension. Military planners failed to coordinate, proving security means nothing when the hungry are ignored.
• Eastern Visayas faced industry, farm, and construction setbacks in 2025, but is pivoting to renewable energy. With P63B in investments, the region is building a diversified, resilient economy.
• The Vanguard condemns the PSG and a Tacloban City Hall employee for mistreating two reporters who were legitimately covering the President’s visit from outside the venue.
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 
The Day the Silence Breaks: Tacloban’s Wake-Up Call 
Feed the Farmers First: Eastern Visayas Cannot Wait for Another Crisis 
They Cannot Eat Security When They Are Neglected 
Eastern Visayas Bounces Back from 2025’s Setbacks 
The Vanguard Condemns PSG, Tacloban City Hall Employee Harassment of Its Reporters in Tacloban