Viscom to ‘remaining members’ of CPP-NPA: Surrender, reconcile with gov’t

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas Command or Viscom is calling on the ‘few remaining members’ of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) to lay down their arms and reconcile with the…

Sheer Masters: From donating uniforms to organizing regionwide basketball tournament

Glendale G. Rosal 11/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of Leyte’s top basketball organizations, the Ormoc Community Multi-Purpose Cooperative or the OCCCI Sheer Masters have come full circle in its passion for sports. The Sheer Masters have come a very long…

Consultant creates sports academy in Baybay: Giving back to my hometown

Glendale G. Rosal 10/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sisters of Mary School Boystown and Girlstown sports consultant Van Halen Parmis brought his passion in sport to his hometown in Baybay, Leyte by establishing its first sports academy. Parmis known for…

Man wanted for robbery with homicide since 2009 is nabbed in Minglanilla, Cebu

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 09/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After 14 years in hiding, a 40-year-old man, who was wanted for robbing and killing a teacher in 2009 in Leyte, was arrested in Minglanilla town, southern Cebu, on Thursday afternoon, September 22,…

San Juanico Bridge turns purple to honor Queen Elizabeth II

Joey Gabieta - @inquirerdotnet 09/12/2022

TACLOBAN CITY — Eastern Visayas’ iconic San Juanico Bridge, which connects Leyte and Samar Islands, turned purple on Sunday night to honor Queen Elizabeth II who died on September 8. Samar Gov. Sharee Ann Tan, in a…

Newborn baby found outside church in Tabango, Leyte

Doris C. Bongcac 08/27/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A newborn baby girl, who was wrapped in a bath towel, was found crying outside the church of Tabango town in Leyte province at about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 27. In a…

PH tarsier spotted in Tacloban for 1st time

Joey Gabieta @joeygabietaINQ - @inquirerdotnet 08/12/2022

TACLOBAN CITY—The Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (DNSM) of the University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College (UPVTC) has confirmed the presence of the Philippine tarsier in the forests of this city. In a social media…

Richard Gomez-led Ormoc City bags PH’s first ISO 18091 certification

Dennis Gutierrez - Contributor / @inquirerdotnet 07/01/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Ormoc City in Leyte bagged the country’s first ISO 18091 certification, an achievement it earned under the six-year leadership of former city mayor and now Leyte 4th District Rep. Richard Gomez. Gomez happily welcomed the…

Climate warriors protest SMC’s plan of building 3 fossil fuel plants in Visayas

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/28/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Representatives of local communities and climate warriors held a protest rally against San Miguel Corporation in front of its compound located along the National Highway here, on Monday morning, June 28, 2022. The…

Pagasa lifts rainfall advisory over Cebu, Leyte

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/22/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) stationed in Mactan, Cebu has already terminated the rainfall advisories it issued over Cebu and Leyte earlier on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. The…

Tabango Lycans nips favored San Isidro Wings, nears San Isidro hoops title

Glendale G. Rosal 04/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Tabango Lycans escaped the San Isidro Wings in overtime, 89-87, to take Game One of their Best-of-Three Finals series in the San Isidro Invitational League SIL-Fiesta Cup 2022 in San Isidro, Leyte…

Consolacion organizes donation drive for Agaton victims in Leyte

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/20/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Local Government of Consolacion is encouraging Cebuanos to help the residents of Leyte who were affected by tropical depression Agaton. The government through the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office organized a…

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