TACLOBAN CITY – Police Col. Celerino Sacro Jr. recently revealed his plans as Leyte police chief. Sacro, who assumed the position recently, vowed to reduce criminality in the province by stepping up the campaign against wanted persons, loose firearms, illegal drugs, and illegal gambling, aligned...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 40-year-old man was shot after he assaulted a police officer in Barangay Busay, Barugo, Leyte, on Monday. Investigation said that the lawman with the rank of corporal who also lives in Barugo was on his way home when the suspect Reo appeared with a gun on his hand. Reo accused...
PASTRANA, Leyte – A group of graduating engineering students has developed a hybrid renewable energy system that uses solar and hydropower from a small irrigation canal to power streetlights in a farming community here. The locally sourced renewable energy system generates 70 percent of its power...
TACLOBAN CITY – A two-year-old girl died after she was attacked by three dogs and infected with rabies in Barangay Campetic, Palo, Leyte, on Saturday, May 9. Her parents said she was taken to the Leyte Provincial Hospital (LPH) in Palo and referred to the Eastern Visayas Medical Center (EVMC)...
INOPACAN, Leyte – More than 80 guests aboard SH Minerva, a luxury expedition cruise ship operated by Swan Hellenic, visited on Wednesday the quaint island destination of Digyo in this town. The cruise guests — mostly from Russia and Italy, along with travelers from Brazil, China, and...
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Southern Leyte, in partnership with the Philippine Army, formally declared the province insurgency-free on Tuesday following the deaths and surrender of hundreds of leaders, combatants, and supporters of the New People 's Army (NPA) in recent...
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Mary Dominique Oñate of Palompon, Leyte invited travelers from around the world to visit Kalanggaman Island in Palompon, recently named 25th among the World 's 50 Best Beaches. “This milestone marks a proud moment not only for the municipality of Palompon and the...
MACARTHUR, Leyte – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is working to find mutually acceptable ways to remove the massive cutter suction dredger deployed by a mining firm to extract minerals in this town. MGB Eastern Visayas Regional Director Glenn Marcelo Noble said the agency has been meeting...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police Col. Celerino Sacro Jr., newly appointed Leyte Police Provincial Office (LPPO) director, led a surprise drug test for provincial staff, special personnel, commanders of the provincial mobile force companies (PMFCs), and police chiefs in Leyte on Tuesday, April 28. “I am...
TACLOBAN CITY – A three-year-old child was killed and eight others were injured when an Asian Utility Vehicle rammed pedestrians on Imelda Lane in Barangay Imelda, Tolosa, Leyte, on Friday, April 24. The victim was a resident of Barangay Cabuynan, Tanauan, Leyte. She was declared dead in a...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reiterated its call on Thursday for Eastern Visayas residents to prepare for a major earthquake as the Central Leyte fault remains ripe for destructive ground shaking. During the Maghanda Summit at the Leyte Convention Complex in...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Leyte provincial government has unveiled the QGas application, a digital system designed to monitor and compare fuel prices across gasoline stations to provide motorists with real-time and reliable data. The local government presented the application to municipal...
