TAGBILARAN CITY — With New Year’s Eve fast approaching, Eunice Bangalao was finalizing her media noche menu, settling on fish escabeche after serving meat for days since Christmas. “Karong panahona, isda sa ta (It’s fish this time),”…
TACLOBAN CITY—Traffic flow and cargo movement across the iconic San Juanico Bridge have returned to normal following months of congestion, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) announced on Monday. In a statement, the PPA coordinated transport and port…
TACLOBAN CITY — Three members of a family, including two children, died after fire razed their home in Barangay District I, Babatngon, Leyte in the early hours of Saturday, December 27. The report comes from the local…
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Policemen in Eastern Visayas are intensifying efforts to locate a parish priest from Babatngon town in Leyte who has been missing since Tuesday, December 23. Police Capt. Junriel Rosario, chief of the…
BACOLOD CITY — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) advised the public Monday night, December 22, to be cautious of possible ashfall emitted by Kanlaon Volcano. Kanlaon Volcano spewed ash four times on Monday…
TACLOBAN CITY—The Department of Tourism in Eastern Visayas (DOT-8) is eyeing northern Samar and eastern Samar as emerging diving destinations following a regional assessment that documented promising underwater attractions in both provinces. DOT, together with Applied Technical…
TACLOBAN CITY — After more than five months of helping keep Eastern Visayas moving, the ‘Libreng Sakay’ program will officially conclude this Sunday, November 30, following the gradual stabilization of commercial transport services across the San Juanico…
TAGBILARAN CITY — Bohol 3rd District Rep. Kristine Alexie Besas Tutor has expressed deep concern over the recent decision of the United States Department of Education (DOE) to remove nursing from its list of recognized “professional degree”…
ILOILO CITY — More than 6,000 schools across the Philippines are under heightened alert for possible flooding and rain-induced landslides as a low-pressure area (LPA), shearline, and the northeast monsoon continue to bring widespread rains, the Department…
PANGLAO ISLAND—Tourism industry players in Bohol are expressing renewed optimism as signs point to a gradual rebound in visitor arrivals, raising hopes that the province may soon return to its prepandemic performance. Dr. Doloreich Dumaluan, a resort…
TAGBILARAN CITY—Once touted as Bohol’s future “regional cultural hub,” the Banat-i Hill project in this city has come to a standstill—its progress derailed by environmental questions, missing permits and public outcry. The P2.3-billion project, located on the…
CANLAON CITY — When Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) battered Canlaon City on the night of Nov. 2, John Rey Espora did what he was trained to do: respond to the call of duty. As a member…
