Leyte left in dark by New Year’s Eve power outage

Joey Gabieta 01/01/2025

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Residents of this city and its neighboring towns of Palo and Babatngon ushered in the New Year in darkness as a power interruption left them without electricity for at least 10 hours. The…

Romualdez offers Leyte as site for new naval base, airstrip

Joey Gabieta 12/14/2024

TACLOBAN CITY—Elected officials in historic Leyte province urged the government to consider putting up a naval base and military airstrip in the province. Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez, in an interview, said having these facilities in the…

Ombudsman indicts Tanauan, Leyte mayor for graft raps

Joey Gabieta 11/16/2024

TACLOBAN CITY — The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted Mayor Gina Merilo of Tanauan town, Leyte for hiring two losing candidates within the one-year ban. Merilo would be charged for violating Republic Act 3019 or the…

‘No sail’ policy in effect in Northern, Eastern Samar due to #LeonPH

Joey Gabieta 10/29/2024

TACLOBAN CITY — Inter-island sea travel in some parts in the provinces of Eastern Samar and Northern Samar were suspended by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) due to Typhoon Leon. In Eastern Samar, affected by the no-sailing…

Health officials monitor suspected mpox case in N. Samar

Joey Gabieta 08/25/2024

TACLOBAN CITY – Health authorities in Northern Samar are monitoring a suspected case of monkeypox, a 24-year-old man in Catarman town. According to separate advisories issued by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) and the Municipal Health Office…

Dengue surge: Iloilo, Calbayog under state of calamity

Joey Gabieta, Ruchelle Denice Demaisip - @inquirerdotnet 08/23/2024

ILOILO City — Local legislative boards in Iloilo province and Calbayog City in Samar have been prompted to put their areas under a state of calamity this week due to the surge in cases of dengue in…

Ormoc City under calamity state due to dengue outbreak

Joey Gabieta 08/10/2024

TACLOBAN CITY – Ormoc City in Leyte was placed under a state of calamity on Thursday due to a sharp rise in dengue cases since the start of the year. The city council, in a special session,…

Leyte’s Kalanggaman Island reopens after 5-day cleanup

Joey Gabieta 07/29/2024

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — The famed Kalanggaman Island in Palompon town of Leyte province is ready to welcome guests anew. The announcement was made on Friday by the municipal government after concluding on the same day…

Red tide up in Samar and Eastern Samar – BFAR

Joey Gabieta 06/23/2024

TACLOBAN CITY — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Eastern Visayas has warned the public not to eat, collect or sell all types of shellfish in two bays and the coastal waters in Samar.…

Tornado destroys 4 houses, damages 8 others in Northern Samar

Joey Gabieta 05/25/2024

TACLOBAN CITY — At least four houses were destroyed while eight were damaged after they were hit by a tornado in Barangay Caburihan, Lavazares town in Northern Samar on Saturday, May 25. Rei Josiah Echano, provincial disaster…

Carabao attacks, kills farmer in Northern Samar

Joey Gabieta 05/16/2024

TACLOBAN CITY — A farmer was killed after being attacked by his carabao in Las Navas town, Northern Samar province, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Alvin Pagaban, 42, was attacked by his carabao while tending to it in a…

PNP chief on Quiboloy’s arrest: We are working on it

Joey Gabieta 04/23/2024

TACLOBAN CITY — “We are working on it.” That was the response of Police Director General Rommel Francisco Marbil when asked why they had not arrested the fugitive preacher and self-proclaimed son of God, Apollo Quiboloy. He,…

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