TACLOBAN CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P6.8 million was seized in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday, June 18, in Barangay Cabalquinte, Calubian, Leyte. SHABU worth P6.8 million was recovered in a buy-bust operation in Leyte on June 18. (Photo via Marie Marticio) Four suspected drug pushers...
TACLOBAN CITY – An injured dolphin was found and rescued on the shoreline of Barangay Lungsodaan, Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte on Monday, June 17. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) said the dolphin was two to 2.3 meters long and weighed 150 kilograms. The...
TACLOBAN CITY – To cultivate a sense of appreciation and proactive involvement in nature and marine conservation among the youth, the Local Youth Development Office of Palompon town in Leyte province has tapped children to experience the Nature and Marine Biodiversity Walk as part of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 20-year-old college student was injured after she was hit by a falling concrete decorative sculpture from the bell tower at Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church in Barangay South, Ormoc City, on Thursday, June 13. Police identified the victim as Caryl Ann Mistola, a student...
TACLOBAN CITY – The local government of Carigara in Leyte marked the 126th anniversary of Philippine Independence by honoring 718 barangay tanods or watchmen with additional monthly subsidy. THE municipality of Carigara in Leyte feted barangay tanods on Independence Day. (Photo via Marie...
TACLOBAN CITY – The barangay chairman and a Sangguniang Kabataan kagawad (councilor) of Barangay Alta Vista, Ormoc City, were wounded in a shooting incident in the area on Wednesday, June 12. Police identified the victims as Barangay Chairman Dennis Laurente and Hanna Toralba, 21, SK kagawad....
TACLOBAN CITY – The MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park in Palo, Leyte will be temporarily closed for maintenance and rehabilitation starting June 13 in preparation for the 80th Leyte Gulf Landings Anniversary in October. A social media post by Leyte Tourism said that the decision...
BURAUEN, Leyte – A pair of Philippine Eagles were translocated here on June 11 as part of the Philippine Eagle Foundation program to regenerate their population in the wild. PHILIPPINE Eagle Foundation Director for Operations Dr. Jayson Ibañez and animal keeper Dominic Tadena carry a pair...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipal agriculture officer of Villaba, Leyte, who also served as a lay minister, was fatally shot by unidentified assailants in Viillaba on Sunday, June 9. The victim, Marcing, 52, a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Leyte, Leyte, was attacked after conducting Masses in...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay kagawad or councilor was shot in Barangay San Pablo, Ormoc City, Leyte on Thursday, June 6. The victim was identified as Ramie Matuguina, 49, married, kagawad of Barangay Salvacion in Ormoc. Police said that Matuguina was driving a small blue hatchback and stopped...
LILOAN, Southern Leyte – An outbreak of crown of thorns, locally known as dap-ag, has raised concerns among conservationists and locals as these starfish pose a significant threat to the coral reefs on Panaon Island. CROWN of thorns starfish (Wikipedia) Oceana, an international advocacy...
TACLOBAN CITY – The University of the Philippines-Tacloban is constructing a new campus on a 114-hectare property in Barangay Santa Elena here. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday, May 23, and construction will commence by the fourth quarter of this year. UP officials hold the...
