TACLOBAN CITY – To highlight the collaborative spirit of the fishing community and its role in promoting sustainable fishing practices, the local government of Palompon in Leyte held the first-ever offshore jigging tournament at the famous Kalanggaman Island in Palompon on Sunday, April 28. In...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two Persons Deprived of Liberty were killed and another was wounded by gunmen in Maasin City, Leyte on Tuesday, April 24. The fatalities were Melchor Maceda and John Paul Siguera and the survivor was Claudio Cortel, all inmates of the Southern Leyte Provincial Jail in Barangay...
TACLOBAN CITY – A construction worker was arrested and suspected shabu valued at P2.7 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Ormoc City on Thursday, April 18. Police identified the suspect as Benigno Jovan Cañada, 39, considered a high-value individual on the regional level in the...
CEBU CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Isabel, Leyte has approved the transfer of the voter’s registration of former Leyte Rep. Vincent "Ching" Veloso to the fourth district of Leyte. THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Isabel, Leyte holds a hearing to resolve the petition...
The provincial government of Leyte "misused" P1.287 million of its Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF) for catering services and other unrelated activities in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2023 annual audit report, COA said disbursements...
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 178 former rebels and their families received free wellness checks from the 802nd Infantry Brigade's Healthcare Fair and Medical Care program in Camp Downes, Ormoc City, Leyte. The health and wellness program were part of the 36th founding anniversary of the 802nd IB....
TACLOBAN CITY – The wife of a Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected shabu for her husband at the Leyte Sub-Provincial Jail, Barangay Guiwan 1, Palompon, Leyte, recently. The suspect was identified as Amy Ruiz, 50, a resident of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A policeman who had gone Absent Without Official Leave was nabbed for allegedly robbing a fast food restaurant in Carigara, Leyte, on Wednesday, April 10. The suspect was identified as Salvador Humbria, 37, formerly assigned to the Leyte Police Provincial Office and a...
TACLOBAN CITY – A brick of suspected high-grade marijuana worth P200,000 was seized in a courier's office in this city on Saturday, April 6. A BRICK of suspected high-grade marijuana was seized in Tacloban City on April 6. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-8 and the Philippine...
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Nacional Mercado suspended classes from preschool to elementary in public and private schools in Maasin City, Leyte on Thursday, April 4, due to extreme heat forecast by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration. MAYOR Mercado (FB)...
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 12 schools in the municipalities of Malitbog, Macrohon, Pintuyan, and Tomas Oppus in Southern Leyte suspended face-to-face classes on Wednesday, April 3, due to extreme heat. The local government of Biliran in Biliran province issued an executive order shifting...
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipality of Albuera in Leyte has created a task force against bird flu or avian influenza. Albuera Mayor Sixto dela Victoria issued an executive order forming Task Force LIPAD (Livestock, Immunization, Public Awareness, Avian Surveillance, and Disease Control...
