Red tide now affects Carigara Bay in Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY – The presence of red tide in Eastern Visayas expanded this week to include Leyte province, with 10 bays now having toxic organisms from the nine previously reported in the region, the...
Decline in enrollment observed in some schools; out-migration and low fertility rate cited as...
TACLOBAN CITY – Enrollment in some public schools in the region is experiencing a decline, according to the Department of Education - Region 8 (DepEd-8).
One of the factors cited for this decline is the...
Tacloban LGU, PSA sign agreement for 2024 CBMS
TACLOBAN CITY- The city government of Tacloban and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) signed a memorandum of agreement for the 2024 Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) on Monday, July 29.
The agreement was signed by City...
Palo town to mark its 194th fiesta celebration; several activities lined up by LGU
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Remedios Petilla of Palo, Leyte led the opening ceremony for the town fiesta celebration under the municipality’s 4Ps tourism program.
Palo fiesta represents the second “P” in the 4Ps program, which...
Skeletal remains discovered in an upland village in Leyte town
ORMOC CITY-The local police are conducting a thorough investigation to determine the identity and possible cause of death of skeletal bones discovered on Saturday, July 27, in San Miguel, Leyte.
According to the Dulag Police,...
Man arrested for shabu while on the act of trading the illegal substance
ORMOC CITY- A newly identified drug peddler was arrested with at least 102 grams of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation on Wednesday, July 24, in Brgy. San Roque, Tolosa, Leyte.
The operation was conducted...