Ormoc, Burauen bags awards in this year’s ATOP Awards
TACLOBAN CITY – The “Adlaw sa Ormoc – Diamond Jubilee Celebration” of Ormoc City was a big winner in this year’s Association of Tourism of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Award held during the national...
Leyte town to ask farmers to sell part of the harvest to NFA...
TACLOBAN CITY- The local government of Matag-ob in Leyte is encouraging farmers to sell at least 10 percent of their harvest to the National Food Authority (NFA) and in return, the grains agency will...
Calbayog PNP files case against cop involved in vehicular accident
CALBAYOG CITY- Calbayog City Police files a case of reckless imprudence resulting to serious physical injury and damage to property against Patrolman Ruel Christian Tuano, 27, resident of Brgy. Talisay, Capoocan, Leyte, and a...
Newly-baptized baby found dead after boat sinking incident in Samar
ORMOC CITY- An infant, who had just been baptized, died after the boat she and other passengers on board sunk in Gandara, Samar.
The dead body of the seven-month-old baby was found on Monday (Oct.2),...
Army troops discover NPA food cache in Samar
BORONGAN CITY- The troops of the 46th Infantry (Peacemaker) Battalion, under the operational control of the 802nd Infantry (Peerless) Brigade, 8th Infantry (Stormtroopers) Division, Philippine Army discovered a food cache containing one 20-liters gallon...
U.S. provides over P450 million to boost disaster preparedness of vulnerable communities
Manila—The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing more than P450 million ($8 million) in additional funding to strengthen disaster preparedness and response in vulnerable communities in the...