TACLOBAN CITY – Kalanggaman Island, Eastern Visayas’ top tourist destination, is implementing its annual five-day island holiday this week.The activity from July 22 to July 26 is dedicated to the preservation and conservation of Island's ecosystems. The local government unit of Palompon in...
TACLOBAN CITY – To cultivate a sense of appreciation and proactive involvement in nature and marine conservation among the youth, the Local Youth Development Office of Palompon town in Leyte province has tapped children to experience the Nature and Marine Biodiversity Walk as part of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate expressed optimism that investors will increase in their municipality following the declaration of Stable Internal Peace and Security on Friday, May 17."There is no prosperity if there is no peace," the mayor said during the signing of a...
TACLOBAN CITY – The local government of Palompon, Leyte, through the Palompon Dialysis Center, offers free dialysis not only to its residents but also to people in the fourth district of Leyte.THE PALOMPON Dialysis Center. Mayor Ramon Oñate said that the initiative is part of his...
TACLOBAN CITY – To highlight the collaborative spirit of the fishing community and its role in promoting sustainable fishing practices, the local government of Palompon in Leyte held the first-ever offshore jigging tournament at the famous Kalanggaman Island in Palompon on Sunday, April 28.In...
TACLOBAN CITY – The wife of a Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected shabu for her husband at the Leyte Sub-Provincial Jail, Barangay Guiwan 1, Palompon, Leyte, recently. The suspect was identified as Amy Ruiz, 50, a resident of...
TACLOBAN CITY – Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate has expressed concern over the alleged dumping of over 50,000 chickens in a poultry farm in Sitio Canlutaw, Barangay Naghalin, Kananga, Leyte, recently.The mayor has called on Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Maria Antonia...
CEBU CITY – A Tacloban City court has dismissed two petitions seeking to invalidate the search warrant it issued against the site where a controversial chicken breeder farm is located.DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources-Eastern Visayas personnel collect water and soil samples from a...
CEBU CITY – A lawyer has appealed to the public to help “spread the truth in Palompon” amid the protracted legal battle over the alleged illegal dumping of chicken and other solid wastes at the Palompon Protected Watershed Forest Reserve in Palompon, Leyte.AN excavation is done in an area in...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-8 (Western Visayas) and the Leyte Police Provincial Office implemented a search warrant issued by the executive judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) here on Friday, January 19, to excavate 30 sites where hazardous wastes...
BAYBAY CITY – Former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Myra Georgina Arevalo and her former municipal planning and development officer have been charged for alleged illegal issuance of a cease-and-desist order against DBSN Farms Agriventures Corp.The case filed by DBSN on Thursday, December 28, before...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Environmental Management Bureau-8 has dismissed the complaint filed by former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Myra Georgina Arevalo to cancel the Environmental Compliance Certificate of DBSN Farms Agriventures Corp. owned by incumbent Mayor Ramon Oñate.In a 50-page decision dated...
