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…

Mayor Torres pushes for cityhood of Kananga in Leyte

10/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Kananga town in the province of Leyte is now ready to become a city and Mayor Manuel Vincent Torres made a promise to make this dream happen before he completes his third term…

Leyte: 1 missing, 2 saved after banca sinks in rough seas

Sarwell Meniano - Philippine News Agency 10/22/2024

TACLOBAN CITY – A boat owner went missing while two of his companions survived when their banca broke down off the waters of Merida, Leyte on Monday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. On board a small motor…

Ombudsman orders dismissal of Leyte town mayor, 10 others

Futch Anthony Inso 10/05/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – It seems that Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate is now in deep trouble after he received another adverse ruling from the Office of the Ombudsman on a case that was filed against him.…

Ombudsman suspends Palompon, Leyte Mayor Oñate

Futch Anthony Inso 10/04/2024

ORMOC, Leyte—The Office of the Ombudsman suspended Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate for one year without pay after the Ombudsman found him guilty of conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service and simple neglect of…

Palompon mayor told to cease operation of Sky Garden

Futch Anthony Inso 08/11/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate may face charges for the violation of the Expanded National Protection Area System (ENIPAS) Act for allowing the operation of the Sky Garden in Brgy. San Joaquin. This…

‘Uswag,’ PH eagle, strays from Leyte forests, drowns off Cebu

Joselle R. Badilla - @inquirerdotnet 08/06/2024

CAMOTES ISLANDS, Cebu — Three-year-old “Uswag”, a male juvenile Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), was found dead off the coasts of Pilar town on the Camotes Group of Islands in Cebu on Saturday, August 3. This happened a…

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…

Philippine Eagle pair released in Leyte forests

Joselle Badilla 06/29/2024

BURAUEN, LEYTE — Conservationists made history by releasing a pair of Philippine eagles in an effort to repopulate the forests of Leyte province. Witnessed by Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, the eagles, “Uswag” (male) and “Carlito” (female),…

Magnitude 6 earthquake shakes Leyte

Pia Piquero 05/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has rattled Leyte, Philippines, on the early evening of Friday, May 3. According to the data released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the seismic activity…

DA 8 assures H5N1 case in Leyte immediately contained

Futch Anthony Inso 04/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Preemptive actions have been taken by concerned government agencies and private parties to contain the possible outbreak of Avian flu (H5N1 influenza) in Kananga, Leyte, as assured by the Department of Agriculture (DA).…

Palompon mayor’s petition dismissed: Court upholds SW validity

Futch Anthony Inso 02/09/2024

ORMOC CITY, Leyte — The Regional Trial Court Branch 45 of Tacloban City dismissed the petition filed by Palompon Mayor Ramon Oñate seeking to invalidate the search warrant issued earlier by the court on the site where…

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