Electrical short circuit destroys boarding house, damages two homes in Biliran
TACLOBAN CITY — A suspected electrical short circuit sparked a pre-dawn fire that destroyed a boarding house and damaged two nearby residential houses in Barangay P.I. Garcia, Naval, Biliran on Saturday, July 4, authorities...
New Burauen Community College building opens, expands educational opportunities
TACLOBAN CITY — Students in Burauen, Leyte are expected to benefit from improved learning facilities following the inauguration and turnover of a new academic building for Burauen Community College, a project aimed at expanding...
Borongan surfer rules WSL Korea Open, leads all-Filipino sweep of longboard finals
TACLOBAN CITY — Borongan City surfer Edgar “Taybo” Calvo Jr. brought honor to the Philippines after winning the Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS 1000) title at the World Surf League (WSL) Siheung Korea Open in...
Senate probes Tacloban school shooting as PRO-8 chief outlines investigation, security measures
TACLOBAN CITY — The Senate on Wednesday, July 1, pressed for stronger school safety measures and updates on the investigation into the fatal school shooting in Tacloban City after Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8)...
Ormoc launches ‘Homemade: A Taste of Ormoc’ to preserve culinary heritage
TACLOBAN CITY— Ormoc City officially launched ‘Homemade: A Taste of Ormoc’, unveiling a coffee table cookbook that documents the city’s rich culinary traditions through treasured family recipes and personal stories in a bid to...
School-in-a-bag brings digital learning to 97 remote schools in Southern Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY— Nearly 100 multigrade schools in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) of Southern Leyte have received school-in-a-bag (SIAB) portable digital classrooms, expanding access to technology-enabled education for thousands of learners.
The latest deployment,...