TACLOBAN CITY -- Health officials in Maasin City have reported one suspected monkeypox case. “The patient is a 55-year-old female and is currently in isolation. Intensive contact tracing is currently underway,” Mayor Nacional Mercado said. He added that the patient is under close monitoring and...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (right) (Rep. Villar's office) House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has called on Maasinhons to continue backing their local leaders as the city of Maasin,...
ILOILO CITY – Three siblings died in a fire that destroyed their house in Barangay Dalsuan, Maasin town, Iloilo province on Wednesday night, July 3. THREE siblings died in a fire in Maasin town, Iloilo province on July 3. (Contributed photo by Renato Atok Mandate) The Bureau of Fire...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education is extending psychological-social intervention following the recent death of a Grade 10 student in Maasin town, Iloilo province. “The Child Protection Committee (CPC) is set to conduct psycho-social interventions for affected peers and teachers,” said...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two Persons Deprived of Liberty were killed and another was wounded by gunmen in Maasin City, Leyte on Tuesday, April 24. The fatalities were Melchor Maceda and John Paul Siguera and the survivor was Claudio Cortel, all inmates of the Southern Leyte Provincial Jail in Barangay...
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Nacional Mercado suspended classes from preschool to elementary in public and private schools in Maasin City, Leyte on Thursday, April 4, due to extreme heat forecast by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration. MAYOR Mercado (FB)...
ILOILO CITY – An M16 rifle recovered by the Philippine Army in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in San Joaquin, Iloilo was found to be one of the high-powered firearms taken from the Maasin, Iloilo police station in a raid in 2017. BRIG. Gen. Michael Samson, commander of the 301st...
TACLOBAN CITY – A ticket checker was shot dead near a police station in Barangay Combado, Maasin City, Southern Leyte, on Tuesday, January 23. MAP of Maasin City in Southern Leyte. Police identified the victim as Marlon Gaviola, 49, of Barangay Maria Clara, Maasin City. Initial investigation...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently started an inventory of bamboo areas in Maasin town, Iloilo province. AN inventory of bamboo areas is ongoing in Maasin town, Iloilo province. (DENR-CENRO-Guimbal) The DENR-Community Environment and...
ILOILO CITY – An Ilongga overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was abducted by extremist group Hamas in Israel. Mayor Francis Amboy of Maasin town, Iloilo province disclosed that the family of Mary Grace Prodigo-Cabrera has reached out to the local government unit (LGU) after she remained missing days...
TACLOBAN CITY -- A police officer was charged for the death of a theft suspect under the custody of the Maasin City police on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Staff Sgt. Ronald Gamayon, assigned to the Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU) in Southern Leyte, was charged with homicide following the death of Gilbert...
TACLOBAN CITY – Maasin City, Southern Leyte Mayor Nacional Mercado on Friday, Nov. 18, cited Kho Shipping Lines Inc. for launching trips from Maasin City to Cebu City. MV Masbate City (Photo from Mayor Nacional Mercado FB) Mercado said the roll-on, roll-off (RORO) vessel MV Masbate City is a...
