Pagasa ups gale warning; fisherfolk warned against going out to sea

Rosalie Abatayo 08/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fishing boats and small seacraft are discouraged from going out to the sea as the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) raises gale warning in the western seaboard of Luzon, eastern…

Rough Seas: Some trips from Cebu to Bohol, Leyte provinces cancelled

Rosalie Abatayo 08/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Some trips from Cebu to Bohol and Leyte provinces were suspended today, August 4, because of “rough sea conditions” in these areas. Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael John Encina, spokesperson of the Philippine Coast Guard…

Food not bombs activity in Leyte: How people can create endless ripples of kindness

Immae Lachica 08/03/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— A Cebu-based visual artist shared the story behind the viral video entitled, “Food not bombs spread love and peace.” Soikee, 28, who hails from Leyte but has been based in Cebu since 2017…

Rough Seas: Bohol, Leyte trips cancelled

Doris C. Bongcac and Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Tuesday morning trips for Bohol and Leyte provinces have been ordered cancelled because of rough seas in these areas. As of 11 a.m. today, July 16, the Philippine Coast Guard reported at least…

Mayor, 19 others rescued after motorboat sinks off Samar town

06/29/2019

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — A municipal mayor and 19 others were rescued after a motorboat sank off Sto. Niño town, Samar on Friday afternoon. Mayor Amelia Caño of Almagro town in Samar and the other passengers were…

Crown-of-thorn starfish infestation reported in 11 Southern Leyte villages

05/30/2019

ORMOC CITY — An outbreak of the poisonous crown-of-thorn starfish (COTS) has been reported in the sea off several coastal barangays of Malitbog, Southern Leyte. Malitbog Fishery head Josephine Bag-ao, in a telephone interview, said she started…

Leyte town mayor loses reelection bid by 1 vote

Inquirer 05/14/2019

TACLOBAN CITY — A municipal mayor in Leyte lost his reelection bid by one vote. Remedio Veloso of the United Nationalist Alliance was proclaimed winner on Monday night after defeating incumbent San Isidro Mayor Susan Ang by…

Duros opens asphalt batching plant in Leyte

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 02/08/2019

STA. FE, Leyte — Cebu-based company, Duros Development Corporation, has invested P150 million for an asphalt batching plant and equipment units in the neighboring province of Leyte marking the company’s second stationary plant outside of Cebu.  The…

Teacher shows love for child with cleft

PR 01/24/2019

Teachers have often been regarded as role models who educate and guide the youth all throughout the world. But one particular teacher from Leyte expressed her strong love for one of her students by going the extra…

TD ‘Samuel’ continues to move towards the Samar-Leyte-Dinagat area

11/20/2018

Tropical Depression ‘Samuel’ continues to move west northwest towards Dinagat Island in Surigao and the Samar-Leyte area in Eastern Visayas and is projected to make a landfall in these areas by this evening, the state-run weather bureau…

Kerwin Espinosa’s alleged hitman killed in Leyte rest house

Inquirer.net 10/18/2018

ALBUERA, Leyte – An alleged former hitman of self-confessed drug lord Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. and his wife were found dead inside a rest house in Barangay Talisayan here past 1 p.m. on Thursday. The body of…

Coast Guard lifts cancellation of trips from Cebu

Jessa Mae Sotto 09/13/2018

The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) has lifted the cancellation of some day trips of sea vessels from Cebu on Thursday (September 13). Lt. Michael John Encina, operations officer of PCG-7, said it is safe…

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