Urgent priority
The recent barrage of typhoons left a trail of devastation across the Philippines, exposing the country’s vulnerabilities to extreme weather events. While rehabilitation efforts are underway, the government must take a proactive approach to...
Dubious support
Amid the growing tensions between China and the Philippines, particularly in the West Philippine Sea, reliance on the United States as our primary military ally is risky for us. While the Mutual Defense Treaty...
Happy Anniversary, LSDE!
For 37 unbroken years now, Leyte Samar Daily Express has resolved to stand for truth, fairness, and responsible journalism voicing the people without falling into sensationalism or personal vendettas. By focusing on the performance...
Counterfeit products
The alleged proliferation of counterfeit foods, beverages, and drugs has become common knowledge nowadays. Reports of fake rice, eggs, fruits, and even medications flooding markets worldwide, particularly in economically vulnerable countries like the Philippines,...
Tanim-bala modus
The tanim-bala, or bullet-planting scam, at Philippine airports, is back, reflecting the nation’s systemic corruption and inability to maintain real reforms. Passengers, most of whom are overseas Filipino workers struggling to remit money to...
Unrelenting Rains
Recently, Eastern Visayas has been battered by unrelenting rains with disastrous consequences to all facets of everyday life, agriculture, and infrastructure, submerging some communities under floodwaters. Though rain is essential to water-crop lifelines, these...