Northern Samar launches salt, sardines facility to address post-harvest losses
TACLOBAN CITY – To tackle high post-harvest losses in its fishing industry, the provincial government of Northern Samar, in partnership with several national agencies, has opened a salt and sardines production facility in Barangay...
Elderly Australian found dead in Babatngon
ORMOC CITY – The decomposing body of a 78-year-old Australian national was discovered inside his home in Zone 3, Barangay Pagsulhugon, Babatngon, Leyte, around 7:30 p.m. on August 11, 2025.
Police identified the victim only...
Borongan mayor vows action on water shortage, seeks public understanding
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda has pledged continued efforts to resolve the city’s ongoing water supply shortage, particularly affecting northern barangays, after a social media post by a resident...
Businesswoman in Biliran scammed of P500,000 by alleged quack doctor
ORMOC CITY-A 50-year-old businesswoman lost more than half a million pesos to an unidentified woman who posed as a quack doctor in what police believe was a budol-budol (confidence scam) on Friday morning, August...
Leyte’s No. 5 most wanted nabbed in Ormoc for 46 qualified theft cases
ORMOC CITY – Authorities apprehended Leyte’s No. 5 most wanted person at the provincial level on August 11, 2025, in connection with 46 counts of qualified theft.
The suspect, identified as Mary Joy Salera, 24,...
Boy, 10, electrocuted while playing in Naval, Biliran
ORMOC CITY– A 10-year-old boy was rushed to the Biliran Provincial Hospital after being electrocuted while playing along the shoreline in Sitio Laca, Barangay Atipolo, Naval, Biliran on Sunday afternoon, August 10.
Police identified the...