Political dynasties still reign in Eastern Visayas
2025 elections
TACLOBAN CITY – While some political dynasties faltered elsewhere in the country, Eastern Visayas remains tightly held by powerful clans following the 2025 elections.
According to Prof. Ladylyn Mangada of UP Tacloban, dynasties in...
ILO Director-General Houngbo to hold first official visit to the Philippines
MANILA, PHILIPPINES-The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Gilbert F. Houngbo will be in the Philippines from 25 to 28 June 2023. This is his first official visit, which coincides with the country’s...
2 dead bodies discovered in a river; police yet to discover cause, perpetrators
TACLOBAN CITY – Two dead bodies were found at the Sapiniton River in Zone 2, Barangay Guinciaman, San Miguel, Leyte, on Thursday (April 4) at 8:30 pm.
The victims, identified as alias Taling, 45, and...
PLDT and Smart digitally upskill MSMEs in Tacloban, backed by enhanced network connectivity
The Philippines’ leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) continue to empower micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Tacloban City through digital training and ramped-up...
Road collision resulted in the deaths of 2 men
ORMOC CITY-A bus conductor and a barangay councilor were killed during a head-on collision of their driven motorcycles at about 6:30 pm on Friday, July 5, along a national highway in Barangay Guinob-an, Lawaan,...
Jobless man arrested for stabbing neighbor in Catarman
ORMOC CITY — A frustrated murder case has been filed against a 20-year-old jobless man who allegedly stabbed his neighbor without provocation on Tuesday evening, December 2, along Marcos Street in Barangay Yakal, Catarman...