Top most wanted minor in Eastern Visayas arrested for statutory rape in Leyte
ORMOC CITY – A 16-year-old boy, listed as Eastern Visayas’ Top 1 Most Wanted Person under the Child in Conflict with the Law (CICL) category, was arrested on Monday, July 7, 2025, in Barangay...
Authorities probe discovery of unidentified man’s body off Leyte coast
ORMOC CITY – Police are investigating the discovery of an unidentified man’s body found floating off the coast of Barangay Baco, Leyte town, Leyte on the evening of July 7, 2025.
Responding to a report...
Leyte, AirAsia Philippines launch tourism push with the Tacloban-Leyte route
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Leyte and AirAsia Philippines have officially launched the Tacloban-Leyte route through a strategic media and content creator familiarization tour aimed at positioning Leyte as the primary gateway...
1 dead, 13 injured in dump truck crash along Leyte highway
ORMOC CITY — A construction worker was killed while 13 others sustained injuries after a dump truck carrying them crashed into a drainage canal in Barangay Calaguise, Leyte, Leyte, on Thursday morning, July 10.
The...
Leyte officials reject plan to dump Cebu’s medical waste in Isabel
“We are not a dumpsite”
TACLOBAN CITY – Provincial officials in Leyte have expressed outrage and strong opposition to the reported transfer of hazardous medical waste from Mandaue City, Cebu to the province, describing the...
High-value drug suspect nabbed in Tacloban; P1.2M worth of suspected shabu seized
TACLOBAN CITY – A tricycle driver tagged as a high-value drug personality was arrested during a buy-bust operation that yielded P1.2 million worth of suspected shabu in Brgy. 96, Calanipawan, early morning Tuesday, July...