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...
Student reports loss of cash, gold watch in Biliran capital
ORMOC CITY- Police are investigating the reported loss of a gold Seiko watch and P1,000 in cash belonging to a student in Naval, Biliran on Sunday, August 3.
The incident occurred at around 12:30 p.m....
Globe H1 revenues hit P80.2B; mobile data, fiber fuel recovery
Globe Telecom posted P80.2 billion in consolidated gross service revenues for the first half of 2025, slightly down from P82.2 billion a year earlier but showing signs of recovery, with second-quarter revenues climbing 1%...