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Actor-couple Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez and Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez have come out with their support for UniTeam presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and vice presidential bet Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte–Governor Damian Mercado is predicting a dominant victory for the UniTeam duo here, President Duterte’s province of birth.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. flew to Visayas, then Mindanao, on Sunday morning to extend assistance to people affected by Typhoon “Odette.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

Various farming communities in Southern Leyte are expected to benefit from four agricultural roads that are scheduled for completion in August this year, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday, June 25.

Growing up, Lodi Carbonilla, agripreneur and proprietor of King David Integrated Farm (KDIF), was accustomed to living around coconut plantations in Southern Leyte.