Aljur Abrenica was quick to downplay talk about him and rumored girlfriend AJ Raval being sighted in Leyte together last Valentine’s. He didn’t deny being there with AJ but he maintained they were there for work. “Trabaho po ‘yun. We were blessed enough to be invited as guests sa isang...
The Japanese Embassy in the Philippines has signed a grant contract providing an ambulance to the municipality of Padre Burgos in Southern Leyte, citing the need to boost its emergency response system. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko (Photo from the Japanese Embassy in the...
The most vulnerable families in Southern Leyte who were affected by Typhoon Odette continue to receive aid from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the humanitarian organization said on Wednesday, Feb. 2. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that it still provides aid through...
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Eastern Visayas region at around 5:44 a.m., Friday, Jan. 28, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The epicenter of the earthquake was traced 9 kilometers (km) southwest of Capoocan, Leyte, at a shallow depth of 8...
A solo bettor from Leyte bagged the 142.6-million jackpot prize for Super Lotto 6/49, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday, Jan. 17, announced. (Photo from PCSO Facebook page) On its Facebook page, PCSO posted an advisory congratulating the bearer of the winning ticket bought...
The City of Manila on Monday, Dec. 20, extended aid to the towns of Sogod and Maasin in Southern Leyte following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. IM MEDIA/ MANILA BULLETIN Aside from the Christmas food boxes, 1,000 food packs and drinking water were also donated by the city government. The City of...
President Duterte said he would pray that Leyte would be spared from another devastating typhoon but asked its people to do the same but this time, directly to God and not through priests. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) Duterte made the statement during his visit to Maasin City,...
President Duterte asked the local chief executives of the areas ravaged by Typhoon Odette to give the government more time to come up with the money to help them return to normal as he explained anew that most of the country's funds went to the fight against COVID-19. President Rodrigo Duterte...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. flew to Visayas, then Mindanao, on Sunday morning to extend assistance to people affected by Typhoon "Odette." Marcos Jr. first visited Maasin City in Southern Leyte at around 9:30 a.m. to turn over P2-million cash and P2.5-million worth of...
President Duterte will visit the various areas affected by typhoon "Odette" this weekend. WORRIED--President Rodrigo Duterte expresses his concern over the state of his coutnyrmen in typhoon-stricken areas during a briefing on Dec. 17, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) The rather...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is eyeing the construction of a new bridge that keep the inter-island connectivity in Southern Leyte. DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado announced the proposal during his visit and coordination meeting on the regional development investment plan with...
TACLOBAN CITY - At total of 107 mass supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) took their oath of allegiance to the government and withdrew their support for the armed struggle. They voluntarily presented themselves to the...
