The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) has distributed farm machines worth P439.8 million in Leyte, benefitting 131 qualified farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) from 38 municipalities and cities of the province. The P439.8-million worth of...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has evacuated over 60 residents trapped in deep floodwaters in Ormoc City, Leyte during the onslaught of tropical storm “Jolina” on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has evacuated over 60 residents trapped in deep floodwaters in Ormoc City,...
The national team for fencing is resuming its ‘bubble’ training in Ormoc City in preparation for the possibility of competing in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam early next year. As approved by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), the training is set Sept. 18 to Dec. 5 at the Ormoc...
The Commission on Audit has called the attention of the Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez on the 1,526 sacks of rice worth P3.337 million that could not be accounted for in the rice distribution program for households affected by the coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) last year. Mayor Richard...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan expects a tougher second year as a member of the Penn State University fencing team as more competitions are lined up as part of the buildup for the 2022 US NCAA Fencing Championship. Samantha Catantan, right, poses with family, parents Jon and Aileen, and sisters...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines continues to extend a helping hand ORMOC CITY - CCP BOOK DONATION Like many of the public schools in the country, the teachers and staff of Ormoc City High School have been dealing with the immense challenges brought by the ongoing pandemic, particularly the...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan, right, and national fencing team head coach Amat Canlas at the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament last April in Uzbekistan. (Photo courtesy of Amat Canlas) Finally, after a year of waiting, the Tokyo Olympics is set to formally on Friday, July 23. Filipino...
Richard Gomez As soon as Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez got his RT-PCR test result that yielded positive for COVID-19, he coordinated with the personnel that organized last week’s National Open Fencing Championships at the Ormoc City Superdome. Amat Canlas, head coach of the national team, said...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has funded a project seeking the establishment of a pineapple fiber treatment center in Ormoc City in Leyte. (DOST-PTRI Facebook Page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña announced that the Pineapple Fiber Treatment Technology Center...
Jylyn Nicanor (Elite Facebook Page) Southeast Asian Games (SEA) gold medalist Jylyn Nicanor proved she is still the No. 1 fencer in women’s saber after bagging her third gold medal in the third and final leg of the National Open Fencing Championship held Saturday, July 10 at the Superdome in...
Samantha Catantan, right, and Maxine Esteban show their medals after they finished 1-2 in the women's foil event in the National Open Fencing Championship last Thursday at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (Photo from Elite Facebook page) Rising star Samantha Catantan and Southeast Asian (SEA) Games...
Samantha Catantan, left, scored a point against Maxine Esteban during their final bout in women's foil in leg 2 of the NationalOpen Fencing Championship Thursday at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (Photo from Elite Facebook Page) Same opponent, same result. Samantha Catantan delivered another solid...