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...
CARIGARA, Leyte – The local government has cancelled the Turogpo Festival here to uphold the welfare of participating animals. The annual festival on Black Saturday that had been a tradition attracting thousands of tourists was slated to be held on April 8. Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. said in lieu of...
CARIGARA, Leyte – In support of the National Women's Month Celebration, over 200 women here donated blood in a bloodletting activity organized by the Local Government Unit on Thursday, March 23. Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. said they did not expect to exceed their initial target since they invited few...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) second regional priority target in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) was killed in a buy-bust operation in Merida, Leyte, on Tuesday, March 21. The suspect was identified as Rodcir Maraviles, a resident of Barangay Libertad, Ormoc, City,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three unexploded explosive ordnances were discovered in a fishpond inside the municipal hall compound in Matag-ob, Leyte. Mayor Bernandino G. Tacoy, in an interview on Tuesday, March 21, said the UXOs – two 155mm and a 75mm projectiles – considered as...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman received two life sentences for sexually abusing minors, including her daughter, in exchange for money from online sex offenders. The Regional Trial Court Branch 10 in the municipality of Abuyog, Leyte found the accused guilty of qualified trafficking, child abuse, and...
