MACARTHUR, Leyte – Residents and farmers affected by black sand mining in this municipality have expressed concern for their security and livelihood ahead of the impending operation of a giant cutter suction dredger. The dredger, which arrived on Jan. 25, is owned by MacArthur Iron Sand Project...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon declared zero tolerance for fly-by-night contractors and ordered the urgent completion of long-delayed Pampanga infrastructure projects before the rainy season. Dizon made the announcement after inspecting a pothole-ridden...
TACLOBAN CITY — A 78-year-old man died early Tuesday morning in Barangay Romualdez, MacArthur, Leyte, after his nipa hut was struck by a fallen tree during the onslaught of typhoon “Tino.” The victim, alias Max, a widower and jobless resident, was discovered at 5:40 a.m. According to the...
Manny Pacquiao (Facebook) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--Administration senatorial candidate tore a page off General Douglas MacArthur’s book and declared "I shall return." This city was the site of the historic World War II Leyte Landing, where the...
Sen. Grace Poe led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Memorial Building in Dagupan City, which she said will keep the sacrifices and heroism of Filipino war veterans alive. (Photo from Senator Grace Poe's Facebook apge) The structure is set to be built on a 600-square meter...
DAGUPAN CITY – Sen. Grace Poe and Mayor Belen Fernandez on Monday, Feb. 24, led the groundbreaking for the MacArthur Memorial building in honor of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's landing at Bonuan Blue Beach here in 1945. SEN. Grace Poe and Mayor Belen Fernandez lead the...
The iconic photograph of General Douglas MacArthur's (center) return to the Philippines on Oct. 20, 1944. It was taken by Gaetano Faillace (Wikipedia) Solidarity was the main theme of House Speaker Martin Romualdez's speech on the occasion of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel surrendered to the military in Barangay Domrog, General MacArthur, Eastern Samar on Saturday, July 27, following the death of their squad leader in an encounter on Thursday, July 25. YAPE (78th IB FB) Lando Yape, alias Rose, a member of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A high-ranking official of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter with the military on Thursday, July 25, in General MacArthur, Eastern Samar. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the 802nd Infantry Bridade, identified the fatality as Joel Guarino, alias...
TACLOBAN CITY – The MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park in Palo, Leyte will be temporarily closed for maintenance and rehabilitation starting June 13 in preparation for the 80th Leyte Gulf Landings Anniversary in October. A social media post by Leyte Tourism said that the decision...
MACARTHUR, Leyte – Suspected shabu worth P408,000 was seized from a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Casuntingan here on Wednesday, February 28. A SUSPECTED drug pusher was arrested and shabu worth P408,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday night, February 28, in...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 51-year-old barangay councilor or “kagawad” was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in interior Barangay Quezon, MacArthur, Leyte, on Friday, December 8. The suspect was identified as Joel Coderes, 51, a resident and official of Barangay Quezon. Coderes was listed as a high-value...
