TACLOBAN CITY – Community leaders, officials, environmental advocates, and concerned citizens are rallying behind a crucial legislative effort to designate Panaon Island in Southern Leyte as a protected area under Republic Act 11038 or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System...
TACLOBAN CITY – Suspected shabu worth over P387 million was seized at Liloan Port in Liloan, Southern Leyte on Friday, Nov. 8. The contraband was discovered by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency VIII-Seaport Interdiction Unit-Southern Leyte during an inspection of a vehicle that arrived...
TACLOBAN CITY – The bodies of three suspected “salvage” or summary execution victims were found under a bridge in Barangay Olisihan, Sogod, Southern Leyte, on Wednesday, July 3. THREE suspected 'salvage' victims were found in Southern Leyte on July 3. Police said the male victims were 18- to...
TACLOBAN CITY – An injured dolphin was found and rescued on the shoreline of Barangay Lungsodaan, Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte on Monday, June 17. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) said the dolphin was two to 2.3 meters long and weighed 150 kilograms. The...
LILOAN, Southern Leyte – An outbreak of crown of thorns, locally known as dap-ag, has raised concerns among conservationists and locals as these starfish pose a significant threat to the coral reefs on Panaon Island. CROWN of thorns starfish (Wikipedia) Oceana, an international advocacy...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipality of Bontoc in Southern Leyte has been declared under a state of Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition. The Municipal Task Force-ELCAC declared the entire municipality under SIPSC on Monday, May 6, through Municipal Peace and Order Council Resolution No....
SOGOD, Southern Leyte – Southern Leyte Rep. Christopherson Yap said his office has implemented livelihood programs in all 277 barangays in the second district of the province to address unemployment and poverty. BENEFICIARIES of the SOPWA livelihood project in Southern Leyte. (Photo via Marie...
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 12 schools in the municipalities of Malitbog, Macrohon, Pintuyan, and Tomas Oppus in Southern Leyte suspended face-to-face classes on Wednesday, April 3, due to extreme heat. The local government of Biliran in Biliran province issued an executive order shifting...
TACLOBAN CITY – African Swine Fever cases have been recorded in three municipalities in Southern Leyte. The Provincial Veterinary Office said five barangays in Silago with 94 hog breeders were affected. A total of 489 hogs were culled while the provincial government prepared a...
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...
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Southern Leyte was awarded the 2023 Gawad KALASAG Seal of Excellence by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Monday, December 11, at the Manila Hotel. Southern Leyte was among the 256 Local Disaster Risk Reduction...
TACLOBAN CITY – A police officer is in hot water for allegedly planting evidence in a “sari-sari” (community) store in Limasawa, Southern Leyte, recently. A video, which has been making rounds online, showed Police Corporal Ruel Arot, assigned to the Limasawa Police Station, allegedly...
