TACLOBAN CITY - Five local government units in the fourth district of Leyte have joined hands to promote tourism and development in their area. TACOY with Sen. Mark Villar. (FB) Matag-ob Mayor Bernandino Tacoy, a neophyte politician, said that the alliance was conceptualized for three municipalities...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 19-year-old laborer died after he was pinned under a freshly cut “kili-kili” tree on Tuesday, June 6, in an upland barangay in Barugo, Leyte. Barugo police chief Police Capt. Renato Gerona identified the victim as Christian Avila, 19, of Barangay Caboloan. The village is...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 44-year-old man allegedly stabbed his wife and her lover after he caught them sleeping together in Abuyog, Leyte on Tuesday, May 30. Police identified the suspect as Gaudencio Permazo Jr. Initial investigation disclosed that Permazo tracked his wife, Annabel, 35, and her alleged...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police arrested Southern Leyte’s most wanted person after months of hiding in Little Baguio, Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, on Thursday, May 25. The suspect, bouncer Andrew Ajero, 35, had warrants of arrest for two counts of rape and two counts of lascivious conduct involving...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman was gunned down while his wife was wounded by two men onboard a motorcycle in Kananga, Leyte, on Wednesday, May 10. Police identified the fatality as Raul Cosinillo, 56, chairman of Barangay Mataloto, the farthest upland village of Leyte, Leyte. Initial...
TACLOBAN CITY – Six houses and 21 business establishments were razed by a fire before dawn on Labor Day in Barangay Poblacion del Sur, Villaba, Leyte. SMOKE rises from houses and businesses razed by a fire in Villaba, Leyte on Labor Day. ( Photo by Matag-ob, Leyte Mayor Bernandino Tacoy)...
TACLOBAN CITY – A nurse-turned-lawyer of the Bureau of Fire Protection was hailed a hero for reviving a five-year-old boy through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after he drowned in a resort in Macrohon, Southern Leyte recently. TAN (Photo via Marie Marticio) Earnswell Pacina Tan was...
PALOMPON, Leyte – To prevent the destruction of coral reefs in one of the top tourist destinations in Leyte, the local government has stepped up its efforts to stop the proliferation of crown-of-thorns (COTs) on Kalanggaman Island. SEVERAL destructive crown-of-thorns starfish were extracted in...
MATAG-OB, Leyte – Over 80 bikers from all over Visayas joined the 1st Mayor's Cup Matag-ob Downhill Bike Challenge on Sunday, April 16. The participants competed in seven categories at Bondari Peak, the municipality's top tourist destination. The riders raced from the peak overcoming...
ISABEL, Leyte – The local government here has declared a cholera outbreak in the indigenous people (IP) village in Barangay Marvel. Mayor Edgardo Cordeño confirmed that six of the eighteen hospital confinements since March 26 have been positive for cholera. However, he assured the public...
PALO, Leyte – One of the oldest traditions associated with the Lenten season is the “Tais-dupol” which is a trademark of Palo’s Lenten commemorations. THE 'Tais-dupol' of Palo, Leyte. (Will Amazona) This all-male religious group got its name from the hoods its members wear which are either...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two men fetching water on the highway were hit and killed by a passenger van in Barangay Bulacan, Hindang, Leyte, before dawn on Wednesday, April 5. TWO persons were killed when they were hit by this passenger van on Holy Wednesday in Hindang, Leyte. (Photo courtesy of...
