MATAG-OB, Leyte – The third Himorasak Festival here will be bigger and brighter this year and highlights the municipality's bountiful harvest and growing tourism industry. NATIVE dancers are expected to perform in the third Himorasak Festival in Matag-ob, Leyte this year. Mayor...
President Marcos has approved the franchise bid of Leyte II Electric Cooperative (LEYECO II). President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. presides over the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) meeting on Agriculture Recommendations at Malacañan Palace on Aug. 13, 2024. (Noel B. Pabalate) The move is aimed...
PALO, Leyte – Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil led the blessing of the Police Regional Office-8 Command Center and the inauguration of the Permit to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFOR) Secretariat Satellite Hub in Camp Kangleon here on Tuesday, July...
TACLOBAN CITY – Kalanggaman Island, Eastern Visayas’ top tourist destination, is implementing its annual five-day island holiday this week. The activity from July 22 to July 26 is dedicated to the preservation and conservation of Island's ecosystems. The local government unit of Palompon...
JAVIER, Leyte – Two police officers were wounded after a suspect for frustrated murder snatched a gun and shot them inside the police station here on Monday, July 22. Major Ronald Puso, Javier police chief, said the suspect reportedly went to the station to surrender because he received...
TACLOBAN CITY – A neophyte policeman was killed in a road accident in Barangay Lingayon, Alangalang, Leyte, on Wednesday, July 17. Investigation said the 29-year-old victim, a resident of Capoocan, Leyte, was driving a scooter and overtook a vehicle ahead of him. The scooter accidentally...
TACLOBAN CITY – Heavy rain from a low-pressure area flooded Albuera, Matag-ob, Palompon, Isabel, Merida, Baybay City, and Ormoc City in Leyte on Wednesday, July 17. Waist-deep flood rendered the Isabel-Palompon Road impassable to all kinds of vehicles from 4 to 10 p.m., particularly in Barangays...
The AKAP aid distribution in Baybay City, Leyte (Speaker's Office) A total of 3,000 beneficiaries from various municipalities of the fifth district of Leyte received P3,000 cash assistance under the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) program of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Twenty-two persons were injured in a collision involving two buses from the same company and two other vehicles on Tuesday, July 16, in Barangay Ichon, Katipunan, Silago, Southern Leyte. TWO Philtranco buses collided in Silago, Leyte on Tuesday, July 16. (Contributed photo)...
The TUPAD aid distribution in the the municipality of Alangalang, Leyte (Speaker’s Office) By DEXTER BARRO II The office of the House Speaker Martin Romualdez continued on Monday, July 15, its distribution of financial assistance to indigent residents of Leyte,...
By MARIE TONETTE MARTICIO TACLOBAN CITY – A former Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) was killed in Ormoc City, Leyte on Friday, July 12. Police identified the victim as Rosendo Gomez, 52, a resident of Barangay Naungan, Ormoc. A FORMER Person Deprived of Liberty was killed in Ormoc City,...
The rice distribution in Brgy. 96 Calanipawan, Tacloban City (Speaker's Office) The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez spearheaded on Friday, July 12, the roll-out of P14.1 million worth of benefits to Leyte residents as part of its continuing...