Police rate EVRAA Meet 2024 staging as ‘generally peaceful’ as Ormoc City flexes its...
TACLOBAN CITY - The Police Regional Office (PRO-8) commended the orderly proceedings of the five-day Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) Meet 2024, which ended on Friday (May 10) at the Ormoc City Sports...
Man dies to suspected heat stroke in Ormoc City
ORMOC CITY – A 56-year-old from this city died from a suspected heat stroke around 11:45 am on Saturday (May 11) at Sitio Tabuk, Barangay Mabato, this city.
Police identified the man as Melchor Mercado,...
Tricycle in Ormoc City engulfed in flames
ORMOC CITY- A passenger tricycle en route to its owner’s residence was engulfed in flames along Arradaza St., in front of the Saints Peter and Paul Parish in this city, at about 11:30 am...
Farmer apprehended for failure to appear in court hearing
ORMOC CITY- Local authorities apprehended a farmer for his absence during a court hearing in Malabon, Metro Manila, around 6:30 pm on Friday (May 10) in Isabel, Leyte.
Arrested by local police was Leodegario Cañete,...
DA-Eastern Visayas eyes 8.7% growth in rice yield amid drought
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Eastern Visayas is eyeing an 8.7 percent increase in rice production this year with the minimal impact of El Niño phenomenon in the region.
DA Regional...
U.S., Philippines inaugurate P54 million Coast Guard vessel maintenance facility
MANILA-On May 9, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Y. Robert Ewing and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Deputy Commandant for Administration Vice Admiral Allan Victor Dela Vega inaugurated the PCG’s new P54 million ($950,000) vessel...