CEBU CITY – A handful of athletes from Ormoc City are seeing action in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand. The city government said the participation of 19 athletes from is a testament of the effectiveness of its sports program. The Support to Athletes in Pursuit of Accomplishing Total...
A woman kidnapped in Ormoc City was found dead in Barangay 99-Diit, Tacloban City Monday, Aug. 4. The cadaver was discovered by a fisherman. Her body was bloated, naked, and tied in the neck, hands, and feet with a rope. A black cloth covered her face which was wrapped with blue duct tape. She had...
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Ormoc confirmed a patient who tested positive for monkeypox (Mpox) by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City on Thursday, June 19. The patient is the second confirmed case in Eastern Visayas after a female patient from Sogod,...
TACLOBAN CITY – An 81-year-old American and his wife were robbed and stabbed to death in Sitio Talong, Barangay Liloan, Ormoc City, on Wednesday, June 18. Investigation said the sister of the 65-year-old female victim discovered their bodies in their house covered in blood. Victims sustained...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four business establishments were destroyed in a fire in Barangay South, Ormoc City, on Monday, June 2. Six establishments sustained partial damage. Arson investigators said the blaze originated at Nicey Burger Junction and Kuya Bord’z Eatery and quickly spread to nearby...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Maritime Industry Authority has issued a 30-day special permit to seven roll-on, roll-off vessels to operate between Calbayog City in Samar and Ormoc City in Leyte to minimize transport disruption in the region amid limited access to the San Juanico Bridge. Given special...
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...
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...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two individuals were arrested for attempting to rob a pawnshop in Barangay South, Ormoc City, Leyte on Thursday, Oct. 17. Police said the suspects were a 37-year-old male, a resident of Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, and a 22-year-old male, a resident of Argao, Cebu....
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...
Words by Marie Cabili Arcellana The Philippines is opportunely located in the Cacao Belt. That is, within 20 miles of either side of the earth’s equator. But, even though our rich soil is suitable for growing the amazing “chocolate tree”, and cacao production is increasing, we are not exactly...
