CEBU CITY – Former Rep. and Associate Justice Ching Veloso shrugged off the disqualification case filed against him by Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez. Veloso said that the petition that seeks his disqualification has no basis as the incident that Mayor Gomez cited in the complaint happened...
CEBU CITY – Ormoc City, Leyte Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez on Thursday, May 8, filed separate disqualification cases against two candidates running for congressman and mayor in the province in the May 12 elections. Mayor Gomez asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify ex-Leyte Rep....
CEBU CITY – Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez has filed a disqualification case against self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa, who is running for mayor in Albuera town, Leyte province. Mayor Gomez filed the complaint on Wednesday, May 6, before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The...
TACLOBAN CITY – Rolan Kerwin Espinosa on Friday said a high-ranking politician is behind the attempt on his life during a campaign rally on Thursday. KERWIN Espinosa and running mate sister Mariel during the filing of COCs. Espinosa, who is running for mayor of Albuera, Leyte, claimed that police...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Ormoc will give cash incentives to its athletes who won medals in the recent 2025 Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) Meet. LED by Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez and Leyte fourth district Rep. Richard Gomez, Ormoc City celebrates its fifth straight...
CEBU CITY – The best is yet to come. Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez said this as she enumerated the accomplishments of her administration during her State-of-the-City Address (SOCA) on Monday, October 14, at the Ormoc Superdome. ORMOC City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez delivers her...
CEBU CITY – Construction of bridges that will connect key provinces in the Visayas was discussed in the recent reorganizational meeting of the National Economic and Development Authority Board-Regional Development Committee Visayas Area Committee (NB-RDCom VAC). BACOLOD City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Ormoc City Division bagged the overall championship in this year's Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet. Ormoc City clinched the crown with 178 golds, 104 silvers, and 70 bronze medals. Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez was elated by their third straight EVRAA overall...
ORMOC CITY – In a bid to become a smart city, a 50-foot Christmas tree adorned with calachuchi flowers and butterflies and powered by a car highlighted the year-end kick-off giant tree lighting ceremony here on Sunday, Dec. 11. NISSAN Philippines Inc. president Juan Manuel Hoyos poses with the...
The handcrafted bags house the hotel’s signature mooncakes To celebrate Filipino creativity and craftsmanship, Conrad Manila unveils its collaborative effort with fashion and design powerhouse Rags2Riches for the coming Mid-Autumn Festival with the theme of “Prosperity.” This year’s...
Ormoc City mayor-elect and outgoing Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez visited Taguig City for benchmarking. Accompanied by Ormoc councilors and department heads, Torres-Gomes visited Taguig’s Center for the Elderly in Barangay North Signal Village on June 1. Ormoc City mayor-elect Lucy...
Aspiring congressman, Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez believes that he has gauged presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos's popularity in his city. "Overwhelming" was the word he used to describe it. Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez (left) and former senator Bongbong Marcos (MANILA BULLETIN) "Pinupulsuhan...
