OCCCI D-League to hold southern leg on Feb. 24

Glendale G. Rosal 02/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Following the highly-successful northern division tournament, the OCCCI D-League Inter-School Basketball Tournament will be holding its Southern Leyte leg tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 24 to 26, 2023 in Baybay City, Leyte.  OCCCI D-League successfully…

BPBL sets early pre-season tournament from Feb. 17-19 in Leyte

Glendale G. Rosal 02/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After its highly-successful inaugural season and grand finals held in Manila, the Batang Pilipino Basketball League (BPBL) starts early with a pre-season tournament in the Municipality of Kananga, Leyte from Feb. 17 to…

PECMNHS is OCCCI tourney’s high school hoops champions

Glendale G. Rosal 02/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Pedro E. Candido Memorial National High School (PECMNHS) etched a historic feat in Leyte’s basketball scene after becoming the inaugural high school champions of the first OCCCI D-League Inter-School Basketball Tournament which…

Baby Webmasters stamp class in Leyte’s OCCCI D-League exhibition games 

Glendale G. Rosal 02/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of Cebu (UC) Baby Webmasters wrapped up their campaign in the the OCCCI D-League Inter-School Basketball Tournament’s exhibition games with flying colors in the town of Jaro, Leyte on Saturday evening,…

Magis Eagles depart for exhibition matches in Ormoc

Glendale G. Rosal 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles will be fielding the same roster that dominated the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) high school basketball for this weekend’s OCCCI D-League Pre-Season…

Six missing, 32,422 affected by rains due to shear line in Eastern Visayas

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 12/25/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Six have been recorded missing, while 32,422 other individuals were affected by consistent rain caused by the shear line in Eastern Visayas, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday. According…

Cop dies after being stabbed by wife in Leyte

Robert Dejon 12/18/2022

ORMOC CITY — A police officer died after being stabbed by his wife during an argument in Barangay (village) Pawing, Palo town in Leyte at around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17. Police Staff Sergeant Kerwin Pasana,…

First Bohol, now Palompon plans to replicate Suroy Suroy – Capitol

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another local government in the Visayas has expressed interest in replicating Cebu’s flagship tourism program, the Suroy Suroy sa Sugbo.  Local officials from Palompon town in Leyte, led by its Mayor Ramon Oñate,…

Baybay priest opens charity basketball tourney for Typhoon Agaton victims

Glendale G. Rosal 11/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A priest in Baybay City, Leyte is organizing a fund-raising basketball event to uplift the downhearted victims of Tropical Storm Agaton. Father Arthur Duarte, the chaplain of the Franciscan College of the Immaculate…

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…

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