LOCAL officials and leaders of the Visayan region or Regions 6, 7 and 8 have formed a bloc that will focus on economic development and not on political issues.

AT least three lawmakers yesterday urged the Commission on Audit (CoA) to name the contractors involved in the alleged P1.5 billion anomalies discovered under the Yolanda Permanent Housing Program (YPHP) implemented by the National Housing Authority (NHA).