Road improvements accessible to a favorite destination among local and foreign tourists in Southern Leyte have been completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Saint Bernard Town. One of the completed projects is the P9.6 million worth of road improvement that leads to the...
The Tingog Partylist on Friday, Nov. 5 lauded the decision of the House of Representatives to increase by P10 billion next year’s allocation for the implementation of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program amid the rise in unemployment in the country....
(PHIVOLCS) A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Leyte province on Wednesday morning, Oct. 20, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs traced the epicenter of the earthquake at 8 kilometers (km) northeast of Albuera, Leyte at 6:12 a.m. The earthquake...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has introduced the Intelligent Green Box (IGB) technology to benefit the farming communities in Leyte. (MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the DOST-VIII’s introduction of customized indoor farming technology was...
One person died and nine fishermen were reported missing following two separate sea mishaps in the Visayas over the weekend. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Saturday, Sep. 25, that 33-year-old Raquel Alo was found dead after two-and-a-half hour of search and rescue operation (SAR) under...
A local fisherman survived the harsh weather condition spawned by typhoon "Jolina" after he managed to tie his motorbanca to a fish marker in Leyte. Fisherman Enrique Alicame survived the harsh weather condition after he managed to tie his motorbanca to a fish marker in Leyte on Monday, Sept. 6,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has evacuated over 60 residents trapped in deep floodwaters in Ormoc City, Leyte during the onslaught of tropical storm “Jolina” on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has evacuated over 60 residents trapped in deep floodwaters in Ormoc City,...
Over P18 million worth of generated business leads were recorded during the Department of Tourism's (DOT) first-ever hybrid edition of the regional travel fair (RTF) in Tacloban, Leyte last week. Onsite participants of the first-ever hybrid edition of the 7th Regional Travel Fair in Tacloban,...
Close to 600 land titles will be distributed to farmers in Southern Leyte before the end of the month, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) announced on Tuesday, July 27. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 575 certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) will be turned over...
Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Southern Leyte rescued at least 13 crew members from a troubled cargo vessel off Macrohon, Southern Leyte on Saturday, July 24. In an incident report, the cargo vessel MV Danica Martina, carrying 13 crew members, encountered engine trouble while...
Over 26,000 anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been flown to Tacloban City in Leyte by the Philippine Airlines (PAL). VaccineToTacloban01 VaccineToTacloban02 PAL Spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said the plane arrived at Daniel Romualdez Airport in Tacloban early morning Monday, July 19....
As grief enveloped the nation over the death of 50 soldiers during a C-130 crash in Sulu, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco vowed to strongly push for an upgrade and modernization of the country’s air assets, saying that what happened on Sunday, July 4 must not occur again in the future. Velasco led...
