TACLOBAN CITY -- Health officials in Maasin City have reported one suspected monkeypox case. “The patient is a 55-year-old female and is currently in isolation. Intensive contact tracing is currently underway,” Mayor Nacional Mercado said. He added that the patient is under close monitoring and...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (right) (Rep. Villar's office) House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has called on Maasinhons to continue backing their local leaders as the city of Maasin,...
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 – 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 – A ticket checker was shot dead near a police station in Barangay Combado, Maasin City, Southern Leyte, on Tuesday, January 23. MAP of Maasin City in Southern Leyte. Police identified the victim as Marlon Gaviola, 49, of Barangay Maria Clara, Maasin City. Initial investigation...
TACLOBAN CITY -- A police officer was charged for the death of a theft suspect under the custody of the Maasin City police on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Staff Sgt. Ronald Gamayon, assigned to the Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU) in Southern Leyte, was charged with homicide following the death of Gilbert...
TACLOBAN CITY – Maasin City, Southern Leyte Mayor Nacional Mercado on Friday, Nov. 18, cited Kho Shipping Lines Inc. for launching trips from Maasin City to Cebu City. MV Masbate City (Photo from Mayor Nacional Mercado FB) Mercado said the roll-on, roll-off (RORO) vessel MV Masbate City is a...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 10, lauded the Leyteños’ resilience and courage for standing up in the aftermath of Typhoon “Odette” that hit the province in December 2021. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the celebration of Maasin, Leyte’s 22nd Cityhood anniversary...
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte--Governor Damian Mercado is predicting a dominant victory for the UniTeam duo here, President Duterte's province of birth. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The UniTeam is composed of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos and his...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo capped a three-day sortie in Eastern Visayas on Wednesday, March 30, with a people’s rally at the Sunken Garden, Capitol Grounds in Maasin City, Southern Leyte. Supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo troop to the Sunken Garden at the Capitol...
TACLOBAN CITY - After Supertyphoon "Odette" wrought havoc in Maasin City last Dec.16, 2021, the City Government has sought the assistance of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to rebuild its public infrastructure. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Nacional Mercado, in a forum with the...
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,...
