Explosion reported aboard motor tanker at Ormoc Port
ORMOC CITY — An explosion was reported aboard the motor tanker MTKR Matipuno at around 10:05 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2026, while the vessel was at GGC Port in Barangay Punta, Ormoc City, Leyte.
Personnel...
Leyte seeks stronger support for corn farmers as demand for yellow corn...
TACLOBAN CITY — The Leyte provincial government is seeking stronger support for the province’s corn industry as it moves to raise farm productivity, improve farmers’ incomes and increase the supply of yellow corn for...
Mondragon inaugurates P8.9-M MDRRM operations center
MONDRAGON, Northern Samar — The municipal government of Mondragon inaugurated its newly constructed Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (MDRRM) Operations Center in Barangay Chitongco on August 26, 2026, to strengthen the town’s emergency...
Northern Samar consults stakeholders on renewable energy roadmap
CATARMAN, Northern Samar — The provincial government of Northern Samar is refining its renewable energy roadmap through a public consultation aimed at strengthening the province’s energy security, resilience and access to sustainable power.
The consultation...
8,000 Eastern Samar students to benefit from CHED tuition aid
TACLOBAN CITY — Around 8,000 students in Eastern Samar are expected to benefit from the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) program of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), providing financial support to qualified students enrolled...
NIA-8 gives Ormoc irrigators P1.2M livelihood aid for rice trading
TACLOBAN CITY — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Eastern Visayas has extended P1.2 million in livelihood assistance to an irrigators’ federation in Ormoc City to help expand its rice trading business and generate...