• Gandara’s local government, led by Mayor Warren Aguilar, has launched a multi-agency safety operation for Semana Santa, coordinating with PNP, BFP, and MDRRMO to protect thousands of devotees.
• A ₱4.48-billion Tacloban causeway project is stalled at 29% completion due to environmental protests, permit issues, and design setbacks. The DPWH is now preparing to rebid the remaining work pending full regulatory clearance.
• Clashes between the military and CPP-NPA in Gandara, Samar forced 80 farming families into lockdown, halting harvests and triggering a local government emergency food relief operation.
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