TACLOBAN CITY – Kalanggaman, the top destination in Leyte, is closed to tourists for one month to pave way for the rehabilitation of the picturesque island. The rehabilitation from July 1 to 30 includes cleaning and repair of damaged facilities on Kalanggaman Island in Palompon. Authorities will...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two barangay chairmen were killed in separate incidents in Eastern Visayas Wednesday, July 6. Police identified the victims as Rolando Buyoc, chairman of Barangay Seguinon, Albuera, Leyte, and Roberto Yapan, chairman of Barangay Julita, Biliran, Biliran. Buyoc, 56, was shot dead...
Rookie solon Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez has filed a bill pushing for the postponement of the Dec. 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BKSE). Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez (MANILA BULLETIN) As part of the initial salvo of bill filings in the 19th Congress, Gomez...
Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez has hailed Ormoc City's ISO 18091 certification--the first such distinction in the Philippines--as a milestone. Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez (MANILA BULLETIN) "I am thrilled to get this news. This is a milestone for our city, which we were able to...
CEBU CITY – All passengers of the ship that caught fire and sank off Bohol Sunday, June 26, have been accounted for, the Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas (PCG 7) said Monday, June 27. MV Mama Mary Chloe (PCG photo) Lt. Junior Grade Krysta Bergantin, spokesperson of PCG 7, said M/V Mama Mary...
SMOKE is seen from the passenger vessel MV Mama Mary that caught fire while playing the Leyte-Bohol route. (Photo from Shane Mebelle Gavas Besin FB) TACLOBAN CITY – A passenger fastcraft plying the Leyte-Bohol route caught fire Sunday, June 26, and several passengers have been rescued....
Majority Floor Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez took his oath as reelected solon even as Vice President-elect Sara Duterte stood witness to it on Wednesday morning, June 15. Photo from LAKAS-CMD Media. Sworn in alongside Leyte Rep. Romualdez were Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda...
TACLOBAN CITY – A driver and his assistant cheated death after their wing van loaded with 700 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanks crashed and caught fire in Barangay San Vicente, Bontoc, Southern Leyte, last Saturday, June 11. Reports reaching the Police Regional Office (PRO)-8 headquarters...
House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez, who pundits believe will play an integral part in the upcoming 19th Congress, has officially secured a fresh term as Leyte 1st district representative. Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media) Romualdez, the Lakas-Christian Muslim...
TABANGO, LEYTE - A known supporter of Mayor Bernard Jonathan Remandaban of this town was killed, a volunteer of another mayoral candidate was wounded, while 16 supporters were apprehended by authorities in a pursuit operation early Sunday morning, May 8, a day before the national elections. Capt....
Presidential aspirant Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao has led the ground breaking ceremony of his self-funded Pacman Villages in Leyte, a bailiwick of a rival where he barnstormed for his campaign rally. If he wins in the upcoming elections, Pacquiao said, he would build more housing projects to...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has begun the preparations for the establishment of a temporary housing program for the victims of Typhoon “Agaton.” National Disaater Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Chairman and Department of National Defense...