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...
Kimi Brodeth scored an expected sweep of the girls’ two top crowns but brother Kenzo upended top seed Cyd Villamar in 16-U play to likewise complete a two-title romp in the Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez National Junior Tennis Championships at the Ormoc Midtown Tennis Club over the weekend. *Kimi (left)...
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...
TACLOBAN CITY – Employees of Ormoc city hall were asked to leave the building after a bomb threat was received on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 7. Photo by LGU Ormoc / MANILA BULLETIN A staff from the mayor's office received a text message at 1:34 p.m., warning that a bomb placed in the city...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman and her son died in a fire that hit their house in Purok Dahlia, Barangay Cogon, Ormoc City before dawn Sunday, August 21. The victims were identified as Belen and Lyndon Mendoza. The fire which started at around 2:26 a.m. also affected the houses of siblings Marilyn and...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 15-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped by men onboard a white van Sunday, August 7, in Ormoc City, Leyte. She was found the following day, Monday, August 8, in Ormoc. The teen victim was left in Barangay Camp Downes, only a few meters away from their house. The victim's...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a flood control structure in Ormoc City which is expected to provide protection for around 300 households that have been battling flooding during rainy season over the years. DPWHSec. Manuel Bonoan said the project cost P28.5 million...
Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez has hailed Ormoc City's ISO 18091 certification--the first such distinction in the Philippines--as a milestone. Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez (MANILA BULLETIN) "I am thrilled to get this news. This is a milestone for our city, which we were able to...
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...
Actor-couple Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez and Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez have come out with their support for UniTeam presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and vice presidential bet Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. Marcos leads the UniTeam sortie in Ormoc City...
TACLOBAN CITY - Following the continuous spike in the cost of fuels, Ormoc City Mayor and Leyte 4th District Congressional candidate Richard Gomez announced that they will not hold caravans and motorcades at the start of the campaign period. Gomez said the Ormoc Development Team (ODT), together...
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...
