Acidre backs Discaya denial, calls for evidence-based debate
TACLOBAN CITY —Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre on Sunday, Jan.18, urged an end to what he described as baseless allegations, welcoming contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya’s public denial of claims linking former Speaker Ferdinand Martin...
Tourists and locals survive motorized boat capsize off Limasawa Island
ORMOC CITY— Eleven passengers, including five tourists from Luzon and six local residents, narrowly escaped tragedy when their motorized pump boat capsized in Limasawa, Southern Leyte amid strong winds and rough seas early Saturday...
Missing elderly farmer found dead in Abuyog River
ORMOC CITY— The lifeless body of a 67-year-old farmer, who had been missing for two days, was discovered floating in a creek in Barangay Canmarating, Abuyog in Leyte on Saturday afternoon, January 17, police...
Ormoc City, PSA seals deal to bring civil registry services closer to the public
TACLOBAN CITY — Accessing birth, marriage, and death records will soon be faster and more convenient for Ormocanons as the city government and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) formally partnered to establish an LGU-operated...
Army backs amnesty drive to help former rebels reintegrate in Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY — As part of the government’s continuing peace and reconciliation efforts, the Philippine Army’s 93rd Infantry Battalion, in coordination with the 802nd Infantry Brigade, supported an amnesty orientation and application program in...
Elderly fish vendor injured in sidecar accident in Cabucgayan
ORMOC CITY- A 72-year-old fish vendor was injured after being struck by a motorcycle with a sidecar along the National Highway in Brgy. Looc, Cabucgayan in Biliran on Tuesday evening, January 13.
Police identified the...