PALO, Leyte – One of the oldest traditions associated with the Lenten season is the “Tais-dupol” which is a trademark of Palo’s Lenten commemorations. THE 'Tais-dupol' of Palo, Leyte. (Will Amazona) This all-male religious group got its name from the hoods its members wear which are either...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two men fetching water on the highway were hit and killed by a passenger van in Barangay Bulacan, Hindang, Leyte, before dawn on Wednesday, April 5. TWO persons were killed when they were hit by this passenger van on Holy Wednesday in Hindang, Leyte. (Photo courtesy of...
CARIGARA, Leyte – The local government has cancelled the Turogpo Festival here to uphold the welfare of participating animals. The annual festival on Black Saturday that had been a tradition attracting thousands of tourists was slated to be held on April 8. Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. said in lieu of...
CARIGARA, Leyte – In support of the National Women's Month Celebration, over 200 women here donated blood in a bloodletting activity organized by the Local Government Unit on Thursday, March 23. Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. said they did not expect to exceed their initial target since they invited few...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) second regional priority target in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) was killed in a buy-bust operation in Merida, Leyte, on Tuesday, March 21. The suspect was identified as Rodcir Maraviles, a resident of Barangay Libertad, Ormoc, City,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three unexploded explosive ordnances were discovered in a fishpond inside the municipal hall compound in Matag-ob, Leyte. Mayor Bernandino G. Tacoy, in an interview on Tuesday, March 21, said the UXOs – two 155mm and a 75mm projectiles – considered as...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman received two life sentences for sexually abusing minors, including her daughter, in exchange for money from online sex offenders. The Regional Trial Court Branch 10 in the municipality of Abuyog, Leyte found the accused guilty of qualified trafficking, child abuse, and...
THE Korea International Cooperation Agency on Monday, Feb. 20, launched a program to adolescent pregnancies in Southern Leyte and Samar in Tacloban City. (Marie Tonette Marticio) TACLOBAN CITY – The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and national government and United Nations (UN)...
PALO, Leyte – As proof that the government fully supports the campaign to end the communist insurgency in Eastern Visayas, 1,000 soldiers from the 74th Infantry Unbeatable Battalion and 42nd Infantry "Tagapagtanggol" Battalion were welcomed by the 8th Infantry Division on Monday, Feb. 20....
TACLOBAN CITY – A suspected big-time drug pusher was killed in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Sitio Guinputngan, Barangay Pitogo, Barugo, Leyte. The suspect was identified as Felicisimo Atienza Jr. of Barangay Cuta, Barugo. Atienza was a high-value individual (HVI) of the...
A 31 year-old-man facing statutory rape charges and two counts of acts of lasciviousness was arrested in Parañaque City on Monday, Feb. 13. Col. Renato Ocampo, city police chief, said members of the Tabontabon Muncipal police station coordinated with members of the Warrant and Subpoena Section...
CARIGARA, LEYTE -- In time for the Love Month, at least 63 couples exchanged ‘I dos’ in a civil mass wedding sponsored by the local government here on Thursday, Feb. 9. Photo from Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. / MANILA BULLETIN Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr., who officiated the wedding, said the local...
