Medical frontliners from the Visayas State University were given their first shot of the AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine on March 16 2021 at the old building of the Western Leyte Provincial Hospital WLPH in Baybay City

CATBALOGAN CITY Access to health services in the region especially in Samar Island is limited due to unavailability of doctors and hospitals including specialty doctors and specialty clinics This has become more evident during the Covid19 outbreak

NAVAL Biliran March 6 PIA With easing up of the entry and exit protocols in the province in compliance with NIATF Resolution No 101 Biliran Governor Rogelio J Espina strongly recommended the strict implementation of the Covid19 minimum public health standard MPHS down to the barangay level

TACLOBAN CITY Mar 4 PIA The COVID19 vaccines the Eastern Visayans have been dreaming of and wishing for will finally come to reality

Palo Leyte The Department of Education DepEd Regional Office VIII has continued the implementation of the SchoolBased Feeding Program SBFP noting its relevance in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic and the challenges it has presented