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...
The CARD Program payout in Tigbao, Tacloban City in the province of Leyte (Speaker’s office) The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez is continuing its advocacy of providing immediate relief to people in need. This, as...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (File photo/ Speaker’s office) The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez has facilitated the release of cash and rice assistance to a total of 3,167 beneficiaries in Leyte, in compliance with President...
TACLOBAN CITY – The bodies of three suspected “salvage” or summary execution victims were found under a bridge in Barangay Olisihan, Sogod, Southern Leyte, on Wednesday, July 3. THREE suspected 'salvage' victims were found in Southern Leyte on July 3. Police said the male victims were 18- to...
BURAUEN, Leyte – Last June 28, a pair of Philippine Eagles was reintroduced in the forest of Barangay Kagbana here. PHILIPPINE Eagles ‘Uswag’ and ‘Carlito’ inside their holding cages prior to their release. (Keith Bacongco) But this significant milestone was not just an overnight...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (3rd from right) leads the distribution under the CARD Program (Speaker’s office) "Mr. Rice" House Speaker Martin Romualdez has done it again, this time in his home province of Leyte in the Visayas. Romualdez led on...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two teenage girls were killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a truck on Thursday, June 27, in Barangay Minuswang, Barugo, Leyte. The victims, aged 15 and 16, were both students and residents of the municipality. Police said the victims were on their way to Barugo...
BURAUEN, Leyte – We shall return. Just like the iconic mantra of Gen. Douglas MacArthur when he returned to liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation in World War II, a pair of Philippine Eagles made a return to the forests of Anonang-Lobi Range Key Biodiversity Area on Friday, June 28....
TACLOBAN CITY – The Buyogan Festival of Abuyog, Leyte dominated the Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals 2024 here which returned after a four-year hiatus on Thursday, June 27. MAYOR Lemuel Gin K. Traya (center) of Abuyog, Leyte rejoices after the municipality won the Kasadyaan Festival of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A foreigner was killed after he was hit by a motorcycle and run over by a truck on Saturday on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay 99 Diit here. Police said a motorcycle driven by another foreigner hit an electrical post on the side of the road and crashed into a 68-year-old...
TACLOBAN CITY – A man high on shabu died of a heart attack during a drug den raid in Ormoc City, Leyte on Thursday, June 20. The fatality was identified as Richard Landero, drug den patron. Christopher Estrera, 42, the drug den operator; and drug den patrons alias Aileen P, alias Tito L, and...
TACLOBAN CITY – Authorities nabbed a jail guard in a buy-bust operation on Friday, June 21, in Barangay Can-uguib, Abuyog, Leyte. The suspect was identified as Amir, 45, a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade, and a resident of Abuyog. Amir was arrested after he sold suspected...