Tacloban City June 8 2017 The Eastern Visayas Regional Health Research Consortium EVHRDC was formally established in the year 1994 As the health research and development hub of the region the consortium has been active in conducting researches and capability building activities It has become the structure through which PCHRDs Institutional Development Programs were implemented and became the mechanism to encourage and promote regional health research activities Since then the ExeCom and the members of the committees have created guidelines procedures and protocols which serve as reference for transactions done and undertaken by the consortium However committees and members change

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Tacloban City June 2 2017 The worshop was spearheaded by Department of Health in cooperation with the Eastern Visayas Health Research Development Consortium EVHRDC for the enhancement of the research proposals conceptualized by researchers during the Basic Research Methods Training held on April 1821 2017 at the Ambassador Hotel Tacloban City The DOHRO8 with its Regional Director and Chair of EVHRDC Dr Minerva P Molon and DOST8 Regional Director and coChair EVHRDC Engr Edgardo M Esperancilla joined efforts and resources for the success of said follow through activity

Tacloban City May 26 2017 The Eastern Samar State University ESSU was awarded a research grant of Php 11572665 from the Department of Science and Technology Philippine Council for Agriculture Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development DOSTPCAARRD Governing Council at DOST Bicutan Taguig City last June 4 2015 This is for a research program entitled Conservation Improvement and Profitable Utilization of the Philippine Native Pig in Eastern Visayas

Tacloban City May 25 2017 The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO in collaboration with some academic institutions namely the Philippine Normal University Leyte Normal University and Southern Leyte State University is now set to spearhead a research project for the education and health improvement of the indigenous peoples in Southern Leyte for year 2017