Espenido vows to solve drug problem in Cebu in a month

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla 08/27/2017

President Rodrigo Duterte may have said he will solve the illegal drug problem in the country within six months. Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido yesterday made a similar pronouncement: that he would solve the illegal drug trade in…

Davide hands over P1M assistance to Leyte town

08/25/2017

We will forever be grateful to Cebu province for helping us.” This was the remark of Kananga, Leyte, Mayor Rowena Codilla after accepting the P1-million check as financial aid from Governor Hilario Davide III last week in…

Two women die in Leyte quake

Agnes B. Alpuerto 08/23/2017

TWO people died after a 5.1 magnitude quake jolted Albuera, Leyte early morning on Wednesday, August 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the epicenter of the earthquake northeast of Albuera at 6:26 AM.…

FIVE MORE DAYS

Inquirer, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/11/2017

Energy chief assures power back by  Monday with work on Leyte power plants done by then Just a few more days. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Tuesday said electricity services would be back in quake-affected areas by…

LET THERE BE LIGHT

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/09/2017

Power is expected to be restored in more areas in Eastern Visayas, albeit temporarily, once the grid starts supplying power to these localities through a bypass line that connects to Cebu. The National Grid Corporation of the…

Linog ug ang panuhot sa kalibutan sa mga anhing Grego

Gerard Pareja 07/09/2017

Matud pas mga pinaka karaang Grego, ang kalibutan gipas-an sa usa ka dakong dagat. Ug kon dunay kalagut kining maong dagat o baha, dunay mahitabong linog. Sa dihang maayo na moasoy ang mga Grego, ilang gi-refine ang…

EDC working 24/7 to restore power in Leyte Ormoc City Airport resumes normal operations

Inquirer.net 07/08/2017

Power plants of the Energy Development Corp. (EDC) may be able to restore power supply in Leyte within 10 days when repairs had been done on the damages caused by the magnitude 6.5 earthquake. “Our team of…

Leyte execs appeal for help: We need food, potable water

Connie E. Fernandez, Inquirer Visayas, Joey Gabieta, Leo Udtohan, Robert Dejon, Vicky Arnaiz 07/07/2017

ORMOC CITY, Leyte — Local officials are appealing for food and potable water especially for at least 20 barangays that were badly affected by the earthquake that shook Leyte and cut off power supply on Thursday. The…

Blackout continues in Bohol, Leyte, Samar a day after earthquake

Leo Udtohan 07/07/2017

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol- Michelle Barimbao, 28, had to buy kerosene at a gasoline station in the city since the sari-sari stores had ran out of supply after the blackout gripped the province following Thursday’s earthquake. She…

Six survivors pulled out of collapsed building in Kananga, Leyte

Connie E. Fernandez, Inquirer.net 07/07/2017

Cheers broke out after rescuers pulled out six people from what used to be a three-story building in Kananga town, Leyte which collapsed after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook the province on Thursday afternoon. Nerissa Superales, a…

EARTHQUAKE

Cris Ligan, Doris C. Bongcac, Inquirer.net, Joey A. Gabieta, Leo Udtohan, Michelle Joy Padayhag, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Robert Dejon, Victor Anthony Silva 07/06/2017

Eight provinces in the Visayas, including Cebu, were hit by massive power outages while at least two persons were killed and several others either injured or trapped in a collapsed building and a landslide following a powerful…

Netizens try to cope with the strong quake that hit the Visayas with a dose of humor

Christian Orellano 07/06/2017

If you couldn’t believe that a massive 6.5 earthquake has a light note, you have to read these netizens’ hilarious take to the trembling of the earth’s crust, masking their fear with a healthy dose of humor.…

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