Supreme Court convicts ex-Leyte mayor for graft
Case stemmed for cockpit use of brgy execs
TACLOBAN CITY-A former mayor in Leyte was convicted by the Supreme Court for graft after she allowed the members of the ‘Liga ng mga Barangay’ to hold...
DOH reports 13 deaths this week
Holiday season factor on the spike of COVID-19 cases
TACLOBAN CITY- At least 13 persons were reported by the Department of Health(DOH) this week to have died due to the complications caused by the coronavirus...
Ligayo: EV almost insurgency-free
After over 5 years of fighting
TACLOBAN CITY- The insurgency problem in Eastern Visayas is practically over with only over 100 active New People’s Army (NPA) remaining who continue to fight with the government troops.
This...
Gov’t conducts dry run on arrival of anti-COVID vaccines in EV
The region needs at least 3 million doses
TACLOBAN CITY-A simulation on the transportation and delivery of anti-COVID-19 vaccines was staged by different government agencies on Wednesday (Feb. 17) to ensure a smooth delivery of...
Biz group nixes legislated wage hike
Congress offers P100 to P350 increase
TACLOBAN CITY-The business sector in Leyte province, including this city, is not supporting a proposed legislated wage increase for daily minimum wage workers.
Implementing a ‘huge’ increase would not actually...
PNP: peaceful celebrations for Tacloban, Ormoc fiestas
As thousands expected to attend the two occasions
BY JOEY A. GABIETA
TACLOBAN CITY- Police authorities are assuring that the forthcoming fiesta of Tacloban and Ormoc cities will be safe and orderly.
And the regional headquarters of...